Ex-NBA player Damon Jones first to plead guilty in pair of gambling cases

Former NBA player Damon Jones became the first person to plead guilty in a pair of federal indictments involving 34 defendants , including some with alleged links to the mafia and other NBA figures. Jones, 49, was among three people charged in both indictments, one of which focused on poker schemes in which wealthy victims were allegedly lured to play in rigged games against athletes. …