NBA | Ex-official Tim Donaghy receives 15-month sentence

[DeclinetoState]

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Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy exits federal court Tuesday in New York after being sentenced to 15 months in prison. Donaghy pleaded guilty to wire fraud and transmitting betting information. He traded information on games for cash payments.

Before pleading guilty in August, Donaghy, 41, who had worked in the league for 13 years, admitted he traded inside information on games in 2006 and 2007 for cash payments from James Battista and Thomas Martino, friends of his from high school.

By McClatchy Newspapers (http://search.nwsource.com/search?sort=date&from=ST&byline=McClatchy%20Newspapers) and The Associated Press (http://search.nwsource.com/search?sort=date&from=ST&byline=The%20Associated%20Press)

NEW YORK — U.S. District Judge Carol Amon gave disgraced ex-NBA referee Tim Donaghy points, and probably some time off, for his cooperation with federal authorities. But Tuesday, the judge sentenced Donaghy to 15 months in federal prison for wire fraud and transmitting betting information because he was "the central figure in the scheme."

In disclosing the sentence, which included an additional three years of probation, Amon added, "Without Mr. Donaghy, there was no scheme."



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[Beowulf]

I like how people get "time-off" or in some cases no sentence at all for co-operating with authorities.:flame:

[DeclinetoState]

I think the "time off" is already factored into the reduced sentence. I wonder if any murderers or rapists or other sex offenders will have to be released early to make room for Timmy.