Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy bet on more than 100 games that he
worked, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Friday, according to
media reports.
Donaghy pleaded guilty last year to charges
he conspired to engage in wire fraud and transmitted betting
information through interstate commerce. He was alleged to have given a
pair of gamblers inside information, including tips on which crews
would officiate games and how the various officials and players
interacted, and collected $5,000 if his picks were correct.
According
to court filings, Donaghy bet on about 30 games each season starting in
2003 and 14 games during the 2006-2007 season, the New York Post
reported.
Donaghy, who started placing bets on NBA games in 2003, is now scheduled to be sentenced on July 14.
"The
government's investigation revealed that Donaghy provided picks for
anywhere from 30 to 40 games for each of those three seasons,"
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Goldberg said in a letter filed Friday
at U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, according to the New York Daily
News.
Two other men who were high school classmates with
Donaghy, James Battista and Thomas Martino, have pleaded guilty to
their role in the scheme.