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Former NBA Referee Reports To Federal Prison Camp

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Sep 23, 2008 6:45 pm US/Eastern

Former NBA Referee Reports To Federal Prison Camp

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy reported to the Saufley Field minimum-security prison Tuesday.
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Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy has reported to a federal prison camp to begin his 15-month sentence in a gambling scandal.

Donaghy's attorney, John Lauro, says his client arrived at the Saufley Field minimum-security prison about 1 p.m. Tuesday.

A New York judge sentenced Donaghy in July after the 41-year-old referee said he took thousands of dollars from a professional gambler in exchange for inside tips on games — including games he worked. Donaghy said he was a gambling addict who needs treatment, not incarceration.

He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting betting information through interstate commerce in the tips-for-payoffs scheme.