Gambino crime family member and Howard Beach resident Angelo Ruggiero Jr., 53, was denied bail Tuesday at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse and remains in custody after the federal takedown of a complex gambling scheme to rig illegal poker games using wireless technology, in which he allegedly had a role.

Named in the Oct. 23 indictment from the Eastern District of New York are 31 defendants, including members and associates of the Gambino, Bonanno and Genovese crime families, as well as Chauncey Billups, the head coach of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, and Damon “Dee” Jones, a former NBA player with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat. Ruggiero is one of three Gambino members or associates listed in the indictment.

Other defendants from Queens include Kenny Han, 40; Horatio Hu, 37;

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