"According to reports, the IRS filed an $8,218,211 federal income tax lien against Rozier in November 2023. This news came to light around the same time he was arrested and indicted on federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in connection with an illegal sports betting scheme.
Rozier's attorney, Jim Trusty, has disputed the amount, stating that Rozier only owed $9,000 of the total 2021 taxes, which has since been paid, and that they are working with the IRS to have the lien removed.
The timing of the tax lien has led to speculation that the alleged gambling scheme, in which Rozier is accused of manipulating his performance in a game to profit from prop bets, may have been a way to pay off the substantial tax debt."
According to reports, there is no record of the tax lien coming off the books, so Rozier's lawyer is probably just blowing smoke. If this is true, and it sure looks like it is, perhaps Rozier's scam was because of a huge tax debt and this is not mob-related.
And get out your popcorn cause Adam Silver has to testify in front of congress in two weeks about why they didn't find any cheating by Rozier, haha.