Posted July 29, 200817 yr comment_10378 NEW YORK -- Disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy admitted Tuesday that he brought shame on his profession as a federal judge sentenced him to 15 months behind bars for a gambling scandal that still has the league on the defensive. Advertisement U.S. District Judge Carol Amon sentenced Donaghy to prison time plus three years of supervised release, saying he 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. He told the judge that "I've brought shame on myself, my family and the profession." Defense attorney John Lauro asked Amon to give his client probation, saying the ex-official was a gambling addict who destroyed "the career he loved" and needed treatment, not incarceration. Donaghy, 41, also had sought to make amends by revealing "the good, the bad and the ugly" about the league's officiating, the attorney added. During the NBA Finals, Donaghy said in a court filing that the league routinely encouraged refs to ring up bogus fouls to manipulate results, while discouraging them from calling technical fouls on star players. In the end, Amon refused Donaghy's plea to stay out of prison, though she imposed a penalty that was not as tough as the 33 months he could have received. Donaghy must surrender to prison on Sept. 23.
July 30, 200817 yr comment_10382 Interesting. By the way the topic tags feature is not in use so you're posting those in the description. lol
July 30, 200817 yr Author comment_10387 i just noticed that. you can erase this and the other post i did with them. ty
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