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Crucially, these activities are not isolated to players alone; they implicate referees, officials, and possibly even league personnel. The US attorney's office has charged three individuals for their roles in these schemes, which created a financial pipeline for the Italian Mafia—specifically the La Cosa Nostra—to fund their criminal activities in New York. Victims, lured by the presence of well-known athletes, were deceived into wagers aligned with rigged game results, many of which were manipulated through fixing and insider information.