Chauncey Billups (Screenshot from Trail Blazers' video)

Former Detroit Pistons star Chauncey Billups was described in a federal indictment as a "Face Card," meaning he was allegedly used as a big name player in rigged poker games to make them appear more legitimate to unsuspecting wealthy gamblers, who had no idea the games were rigged.

The 22-page indictment unsealed Thursday, which names Billups and 30 other defendants, alleges that the nationwide conspiracy included regular poker games in New York tied to multiple mob families, including the Gambinos, once headed by the late John Gotti Jr. There were also games in Las Vegas and Miami.

Billups, 49, an NBA Hall of Famer, faces one count of wire fraud conspiracy and four counts of money laundering conspiracy. He has been placed on leave

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