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CALIFORNIA —  "Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and 5 other defendants including a suspected high level member of an Israeli transnational organized crime group were arrested today on a federal indictment alleging they operated an illegal gambling business in which high-stakes poker games were played at an Encino mansion Arenas owned.Arenas, 43, a.k.a. “Agent Zero,” of Woodland Hills, is charged with one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, one count of operating an illegal gambling business, and one count of making false statements to federal investigators.Also charged in the indictment and arrested today in connection with the illegal gambling business charges are:Yevgeni Gershman, 49, a.k.a. “Giora,” of Woodland Hills; a suspected organized crime figure from Israel Evgenni Tourevski, 48, a.k.a. “Eugene,” of TarzanaAllan Austria, 52, a.k.a. “Elica,” of West HillsYarin Cohen, 27, a.k.a. “YC,” of Tarzanaand Ievgen Krachun, 43, of Tarzana.Each of these defendants is charged with one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business and one count of operating an illegal gambling business. Their initial appearances and arraignments are scheduled for this afternoon in United States District Court in Los Angeles." (Royol News) @PoliceFrequency