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The Smoking Gun (via Deadspin) has the official court documents from Tim Donaghy's guilty plea earlier this morning. This also helps detail how Donaghy made his bets and how he earned himself money (read: get himself out of debt and not get whacked).Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy today pleaded guilty to federal charges that he took cash "for providing betting recommendations or 'picks' on NBA games, including games he officiated to individuals involved in the business of sports betting." In a criminal information filed this morning in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, Donaghy was charged with accepting payments from coconspirators for each correct pick he made. "Donaghy was not paid for an incorrect pick," noted the information, a copy of which you'll find below. To make his picks, Donaghy relied on inside information like what crews were officiating specific games, the "interactions between certain referees and certain players and team personnel," and the physical condition of certain players. Donaghy would pass on his picks via telephone, sometimes using coded language with his cohorts. It appears that federal investigators first became aware of Donaghy's involvement in the betting ring late last year via wiretapped telephone calls. The information refers to two separate calls in which Donaghy passed on picks, and two occasions (once in Toronto and once in Pennsylvania) during which he received money from coconspirators. Donaghy pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to transmit wagering information, both felonies.If we have any lawyers or aspiring lawyers that choose to read the full court document, please feel free to add any of your well funded intelligence below.
NBA Ref Guilty Plea (The Smoking Gun)
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