By Stewart Bishop ( March 4, 2026, 10:27 PM EST) -- A Brooklyn federal judge on Wednesday told NBA stars and others accused of a scheme to use Mafia-backed, rigged poker games to cheat unsuspecting players out of millions of dollars to prepare for a November trial, while prosecutors aim to slim the case down with a raft of plea deals....
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