· fourteen people were charged for their roles in a multimillion-dollar illegal sports betting ring that involved college athletes and had links to organized crime, new jersey authorities. Anderson, 53, was selected by the falcons in the seventh round of the 1994 nfl draft. Three different nba figures were arrested as part of an fbi investigation this week. · ex - nfl star antonio gates was allegedly involved in the mafia-led gambling operation which shocked the nation and saw multiple nba stars arrested earlier in the week · an alleged victim of the mafia-led gambling operation that has rocked the nba claims he was scammed out of $1million in a single night - and this scheme was actually fronted by an an ex - nfl. Former atlanta falcons running back jamal anderson is making headlines for the wrong reasons this week. · a former nfl star reportedly hosted an allegedly rigged poker game. Michael vick, an athletic quarterback for the · earlier this week, heat guard terry rozier, trail blazers head coach chauncey billups and former nba player damon jones were arrested by the fbi and indicted for their alleged part in a mob-. One of the most exciting stars of american football has pleaded guilty to helping run an illegal dogfighting ring and faces up to five years in prison.