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Gambling NBA Ref Gets Early Release After Mob Beating

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(Newser) – The NBA ref imprisoned for betting on games will finish his 15-month sentence in a halfway house, the Tampa Tribune reports; he’ll be released Wednesday. A press release from a “prisoner advocacy group” said Donaghy is being sprung early because he “was injured during an assault in November of 2008. During the assault, another inmate claiming ties to the New York mob beat Donaghy with a heavy object.”

Tim Donaghy on the court.
Tim Donaghy on the court.   (AP Photo)
Tim Donaghy exits Brooklyn federal court.
Tim Donaghy exits Brooklyn federal court.   (AP Photo)
Tim Donaghy.
Tim Donaghy.   (AP Photo)
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TerrifiedCitizen
Jun 11, 09 3:32 PM CDT
Under all the media noise, this is also a story about professional sports. Reply
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Adapt-Overcome
Jun 11, 09 5:09 PM CDT
Like the half way house is going to protect this idiot. I grew up reading about Capone and the other mob families and any idiot knows you don't get in bed with people like that and then expect things to be all hunky dorry. He made his bed and now he'll have to lay in it. Reply
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Reader82407478
Jun 11, 09 5:36 PM CDT
They did not do the "job", right ! He is still walking around !!!! Stoolie Reply
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mindgammon
Jun 11, 09 6:13 PM CDT
They want him to get out....he is done Reply
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sysco9
Jun 11, 09 8:51 PM CDT
he's a marked man and i'm a happy man because of it Reply
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