NBA star Gilbert Arenas, suspected 'Israeli crime figure' arrested for illegal high-stakes poker games

(JNS) — Former Washington Wizards basketball player Gilbert Arenas, suspected Israeli organized crime figure Yevgeni Gershman and four others were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly operating illegal high-stakes poker games at a mansion that Arenas owns in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Encino, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Arenas, 43, was charged with three counts: conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, operating an illegal gambling business and making false statements to federal investigators.

The five others—Yevgeni Gershman (49), Evgenni Tourevski (48), Allan Austria (52...