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Encino, California – 30 July 2025
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1. SOUNDBITE (English) Jerome Friedberg, Gilbert Arenas’ attorney:
(Reporter: UPSOUND (English) "How is Mr. Arenas doing in there? How is he feeling in there?")
Friedberg: "Well, I mean, I’ve barely had a chance to talk to him because of the circumstances. As far as the case, it’s a little early for us to comment on it. So we’ll just sort of see how things go. But he is getting out on bail."
(Reporter: "And what’s his spirit like? His spirit, his mood.")
Friedberg: "I’m sorry, oh. He seemed fine when I saw him."
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jerome Friedberg, Gilbert Arenas’ attorney:
"Well, you know, at this point in the case, in the proceedings, he’s presumed innocent, right? So let’s give him the benefit of his presumption. He is the same right as any other citizen to that presumption and that’s how he should be treated."
(Reporter: "Do you feel like he’s targeted for his celebrity status?")
Friedberg: "I really don’t know at this point and don’t feel comfortable commenting further. Thank you all."
(Reporter: "Anything you would like to say to his fans that are concerned about him?")
Friedberg: "I’m really not in a position to comment about it. I didn’t even know this case existed when I left for work this morning. So let’s give us all a little bit of a chance to find out more. Thank you all."
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ARCHIVE: Washington – 18 November 2022
3. STILL of former NBA player Gilbert Arenas taking part in a ceremony during the half-time of an NBA basketball game between the Wizards and the Miami Heat
STORYLINE:
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five other people, including a suspected member of an Israeli organized crime group, on suspicion of hosting illegal high-stakes poker games at a Los Angeles mansion owned by Arenas, federal prosecutors said.
All six defendants are charged with one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business and one count of operating an illegal gambling business, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. They were all scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon.
Arenas, 43, is also charged with making false statements to federal investigators, the statement said. He is named in the indictment as ”Agent Zero," a nickname from his playing days with the Washington Wizards.
Arenas appeared in court Wednesday afternoon in downtown Los Angeles and was released on a $50,000 bond after pleading not guilty to the charges. His trial is scheduled for Sep. 23.
His attorney Jerome Friedberg said outside the courthouse that he hadn’t had much time to speak with his client and couldn’t comment on the case.
“At this point in the case, he is presumed innocent, right?” Friedberg said. “He has the same right as any other citizen to that presumption and that’s how he should be treated.”
The other five defendants are residents of Los Angeles ranging in age from 27 to 52. Among them is a 49-year-old man described by prosecutors as “a suspected organized crime figure from Israel.”
The indictment says that from September 2021 to July 2022, the defendants staged the home in the Encino neighborhood to host “Pot Limit Omaha” poker games and other illegal gambling activity. The poker players paid a “rake,” a fee charged as a percentage or fixed amount from each hand gambled, court documents claim.
One of the defendants hired young women who, in exchange for tips, served drinks and provided massages and “offered companionship” to the poker players, according to prosecutors.
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