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NBA referee pleads guilty in gambling scandal

(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-08-17 10:25

NEW YORK - Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy pleaded guilty to two felony
charges on Wednesday and admitted to providing tips on games he
officiated to professional gamblers.

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown (R) has a word with NBA
official Tim Donaghy during the first half in Auburn Hills, Michigan, in
this April 12, 2006 file photo. Donaghy, the former referee accused of
betting on games he officiated, pleaded guilty on August 15, 2007 to two
charges, including conspiracy to defraud the National Basketball
Association. [AP]?

The case has sent shockwaves throughout the National Basketball
Association, leaving fans wondering if Donaghy altered the outcome of
games because of his financial interest.

Donaghy, 40, faces a maximum prison sentence of 25 years but stands to be
sentenced to less time as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
He was released on $250,000 bail and agreed to forfeit $30,000.

"I was in a unique position to predict the outcome of NBA games," Donaghy
told US District Court Judge Carol Amon in Brooklyn federal court. "Some
of my picks included games I had been assigned to referee."

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