According to a report from Newsweek, the FBI is accusing boxing favorite Adrien Broner of cheating a current NBA All-Star and a former player out of more than $5 million in fixed-dice games.
A CW (confidential witness) told authorities about a large buy-in dice game in Los Angeles in 2019. The game allegedly involved a professional boxer, only identified as “A.B.”, A.B.’s associates, and several prominent NBA players. According to CW-1, A.B. and his associates fixed the game, cheating the famous ballers out of millions using “teased” dice.
After the game, Eugene Henley aka Big U, directed his associates to “rough up” A.B., who had not checked in with Henley, “and to get the money back from him on behalf of the cheated NBA players.” Multiple members of the Rollin’ 60s Crips allegedly arrived and were used to “press A.B.”.
According to the complaint, CW-1 knew of other times when NBA players or celebrities would need to get approval in advance from Henley to ensure their safety at events such as parties, games, or advertising shoots. CW-1 said the celebrities would have to pay Henley for protection and approval “or face retaliation from the Big U Enterprise.”
In a monitored meeting between Henley and someone identified only as “Victim-1”, Henley recounted that he “got into it” with A.B. after A.B. cheated a current NBA All-Star out of $1.5 million and a former NBA All-Star out of $5 million. Henley also talked about charging the players $100K to get their money back.
Broner has not yet been charged, but the incident is under investigation amid the RICO case against Eugene Henley, which became public last week when he was arrested.