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FBI Probes Gambling Ref

Mafia-connected NBA official rigged games and earned big bucks over two seasons

By Sam Biddle, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 20, 2007 8:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – The FBI is investigating an NBA referee accused of manipulating point spreads in games he officiated as part of a wider mob-orchestrated gambling ring, the New York Post reports. The official allegedly both reffed and placed bets on numerous games from 2005 to 2007 in... Read full story »

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