{"id":918,"date":"2025-03-20T17:10:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/03\/20\/pro-boxer-stole-millions-from-nba-players-until-big-u-stepped-in\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:10:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:10:51","slug":"pro-boxer-stole-millions-from-nba-players-until-big-u-stepped-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/03\/20\/pro-boxer-stole-millions-from-nba-players-until-big-u-stepped-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Boxer Stole Millions From NBA Players &#8211; Until Big U Stepped In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/big-u\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big U<\/a> faces federal charges after being indicted for conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to allegedly committing crimes such as murder and human trafficking, the feds laid out how \u201cThe Big U Enterprise\u201d often required celebrities and athletes to \u201ccheck in\u201d with him when they were in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>This meant the person \u201cchecking in\u201d would have to pay a tax to the alleged gang leader to prevent being robbed or becoming a victim of crimes.<\/p>\n<p>In one colorful incident, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-cdca\/pr\/longtime-rollin-60s-crips-leader-and-show-business-entrepreneur-charged-federal\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the prosecutors laid out a scheme<\/a> allegedly perpetrated by a boxer only identified as \u201cA.B..\u201d over a rigged dice game involving NBA stars in L.A.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators say Big U intervened after \u201cA.B..\u201d and his crew allegedly scammed NBA athletes out of millions during a high-stakes dice match in June 2019.<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, \u201cA.B..\u201d masterminded the dice game, allegedly using loaded dice to fleece prominent NBA players. After realizing they\u2019d been duped, the athletes reportedly turned to Big U to reclaim their lost cash.<\/p>\n<p>A confidential informant, wired by federal agents, captured Big U on tape, admitting his involvement.<\/p>\n<p>During a secretly recorded meeting in April 2022, Big U described confronting \u201cA.B..\u201d after the boxer allegedly cheated one current NBA All-Star out of $1.5 million and another former NBA standout out of $5 million.<\/p>\n<p>Big U reportedly charged the NBA players a $100,000 fee to recover their stolen funds. Multiple former NBA players interviewed by authorities confirmed paying Big U the six-figure sum to mediate the dispute.<\/p>\n<p>The informant explained that Big U regularly oversaw or approved gambling events, parties and celebrity gatherings in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Athletes and entertainers reportedly paid Big U for protection and permission to host these events, fearing retaliation from his Rollin\u2019 60\u2019s associates if they failed to comply.<\/p>\n<p>Big U and 18 other alleged associates, including Sylvester Robinson, known as \u201cVey,\u201d and Mark Martin, nicknamed \u201cBear Claw,\u201d were arrested on the same federal complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Both men appeared in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles, while Big U turned himself in last night (March 19).<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Director Akil Davis of the FBI\u2019s Los Angeles Field Office weighed in on the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lead defendant and others in this case have for too long gotten away with violent acts and stealing money from taxpayers and well-intentioned donors whether they use intimidation tactics or wield influence as purportedly rehabilitated original gangsters,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7xNfeZubEd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#fff;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.15);margin:1px;max-width:640px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%;width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px);width:calc(100% - 2px)\"><p><d style=\"padding:16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7xNfeZubEd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"background:#fff;line-height:0;padding:0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%\" target=\"_blank\"><d style=\"display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/d><\/d><d style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"\/> <d style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><d><d style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"\/><d style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"\/><d style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"\/><\/d><d style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"><d style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"\/><d style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"\/><\/d><d style=\"margin-left: auto;\"><d style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"\/><d style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"\/><d style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"\/><\/d><\/d><d style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"><d style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"\/><d style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"\/><\/d><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7xNfeZubEd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Ringside Views (@ringsideviews_)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/d><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/d><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>While not officially confirmed, professional boxer Adrian Broner previously went viral online after bragging about beating NBA star John Wall out of millions of dollars in a high-stakes game of dice and cards.<\/p>\n<p>A 2019 YouTube video also surfaced showing Broner shooting dice, with an associate heard claiming Broner had won over $1 million gambling in just 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the link below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><d class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adrien Broner Killing It In Dice Game\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GobS4kIM774?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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In addition to allegedly committing crimes such as murder and human trafficking, the feds laid out how \u201cThe Big U Enterprise\u201d often required celebrities and athletes to \u201ccheck in\u201d with him when they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}