Wildo7
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I wonder whether there will be an investigation by Senator Specter into Donaghy's accusations against other refs supposedly gambling on games. If this isn't an isolated incident as David Stern repeatedly stated, and the NBA took measures to squash an investigation, then this is the actual scandal that the media have been waiting for. Is Donaghy less credible than Matt Walsh? Why isn't Specter on his soapbox about this?
For all the jealous morons saying absurd things about Belichick being suspended and Cameragate being "the worst sports scandal since the Black Sox" how does the NBA's alleged attempts to cover up hundreds of fixed games, some of them possibly crucial? I would really love to see some accountability from the sports media on this, the implications are astronomically worse than anything to do with Cameragate.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_...19_gambling_referee_whistles_foul_on_nba.html
For all the jealous morons saying absurd things about Belichick being suspended and Cameragate being "the worst sports scandal since the Black Sox" how does the NBA's alleged attempts to cover up hundreds of fixed games, some of them possibly crucial? I would really love to see some accountability from the sports media on this, the implications are astronomically worse than anything to do with Cameragate.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_...19_gambling_referee_whistles_foul_on_nba.html
"During Tim's confidential cooperation in the summer of 2007, we understand that NBA officials were alerted to the existence of the investigation. . . . Almost immediately thereafter, Tim's role became known to the press," Lauro wrote.
The highly unusual attack by a cooperating witness against his government handlers was apparently triggered by the sweet deals Donaghy's gambling buddies cut with the feds.
Judge Carol Amon could slam the ex-ref with up to 33 months in prison, while his accomplices in the scheme, James Battista and Thomas Martino, face far less jail time.
"Rather than explaining the reasons for this disparate treatment, the [Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office] has surrounded this case with a cone of silence," Lauro complained.
"If, for example, the NBA pressured [the U.S. attorney's office] into shutting down this prosecution to avoid the disclosure of information unrelated to Tim's conduct, then that fact would be an important sentencing consideration for the Court," he wrote.