Terry Rozier Faces Superseding Indictment As Prosecutors Allege He Solicited, Accepted Bribe

Trusty told the court prosecutors had informed him of the new charges just two hours before the hearing. Rozier has pleaded not guilty to the initial counts. We have developed evidence that Mr. Rozier solicited and accepted a bribe, said Eastern District prosecutor Kaitlin Ferrell during Monday's hearing. Prosecutors will present the charges to a grand jury, alleging sports bribery and honest services fraud. They contend Rozier deprived the NBA and the Charlotte Hornets of Mr. Rozier's honest services. The superseding indictment is expected by mid-May. Rozier currently faces two federal wire fraud charges stemming from an October arrest. Prosecutors allege he tipped off associate Deniro Laster about plans to exit a March 2023 game early while playing for Charlotte. Laster allegedly sold that information to gamblers who wagered on Rozier's playing time. The Miami Heat waived Rozier earlier this month. The NBA had suspended him following the original charges, though an arbitrator ruled he must still receive his 26.4 million salary. A status hearing is scheduled for June 10. Rozier is one of six defendants in a broad federal case alleging non-public NBA player information was sold to sports gamblers. A seventh defendant, former NBA player Damon Jones, is set to change his plea to guilty Tuesday, becoming the first defendant in the case to do so. Jones will also plead guilty in a separate case involving an alleged rigged poker ring, which includes former NBA player Chauncey Billups, who has pleaded not guilty.