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NEW YORK: Tim Donaghy, a referee who admitted working with gamblers,
placed bets upon more than 100 National Basketball Association games
he officiated from 2003 through 2006, the New York Daily News
reported.
Federal prosecutors filed paperwork Friday
indicating the scope of the NBA scandal, the newspaper reported
Saturday, with Donaghy having already pleaded guilty to wire fraud
and passing gambling information across state borders.
“The government’s investigation revealed
that Donaghy provided picks for anywhere from 30 to 40 games for
each of those three seasons,” Assistant US Attorney Jeffrey
Goldberg said in a letter filed in federal court.
Donaghy, 41, was fired by the NBA after
admitting wrongdoing last year, helping friends and gamblers wager
on games. He faces up to 20 years in prison when sentencing takes
place July 14.
While Donaghy has not been accused of
match-fixing games he officiated or wagered upon, his actions could
have affected margins, point totals and eventual outcomes and
clearly shattered the integrity of the league.
Donaghy would pass along information about which
referees were going to handle which games, giving gamblers insight
into games long before players even knew which referees were going
to handle their games.
Thomas Martino, among Donaghy’s gambling
partners who pleaded guilty in April to their roles in the plot,
said Donaghy received $5,000 for each correct selection, including
those in games he worked.
-- AFP
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