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Barkley Pays Up, But It's Not Over Yet

Ex-NBA star must shell out more for DA's fee

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted May 21, 2008 11:44 AM CDT

(Newser) – Former NBA great Charles Barkley has paid off his $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino, but he's still got a charge left to settle: the district attorney's office is levying a $40,000 processing fee. Barkley says he hadn't known about the... Read full story »

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