Chauncey Billups did not speak to reporters after he left a federal courthouse in Oregon following his arrest in an FBI illegal poker investigation.
Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups left an Oregon federal courthouse without answering questions on Thursday after he was arrested as part of an FBI gambling investigation.
Federal officials announced Billups was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. He’s set to be arraigned at a federal courthouse in New York on Nov. 24.
He was released from custody under certain conditions. He was forced to turn over his passport and was barred from gambling-related activity and having any contact with any of the 30-plus co-defendants who were also charged, including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former player and assistant coach Damon Jones. He’s unable to travel outside of Oregon and Colorado.
«The conditions are standard and common in allegations like this», his attorney Chris Heywood told The Oregonian. «Folks shouldn’t draw any conclusions from this.»
Billups was spotted walking out of the courtroom in a brown hooded sweatshirt and gray sweatpants. He was on the sidelines for the Trail Blazers’ game on Wednesday night.
The NBA placed him on administrative leave.
