Ex-NBA Official Tim Donaghy gets 15 months prison
July 31, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under NBA Basketball
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Tim Donaghy will be switching uniforms
They sent him to the big house.
U.S. District Judge Carol Amon sentenced Donaghy to prison time, plus three years of supervised release, saying he’d let the sport down by taking thousands of dollars from a professional gambler in exchange for inside tips on games — including ones he refereed.
“The NBA, the players and the fans relied on him to perform his job in an honest manner,” Amon said. Donaghy listened with his arms folded but showed no emotion.
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