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Lawyers seek probation for ex-ref Donaghy
0 Comments | USA TODAY, May, 2008 | by Kevin Johnson
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy, who pleaded guilty last year in a betting scandal, suffers from "a pathological gambling" disorder that destroyed his career and left his personal life in shambles, his lawyers said Monday in federal court documents.
Although he faces up to 25 years in prison, defense lawyers in a 27-page letter to U.S. District Judge Carol Bagley Amon asked that Donaghy, 42, be sentenced to probation in deference to his diagnosis and extensive cooperation with federal investigators.
Sentencing is scheduled for July14 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
"Tim Donaghy's tragic fall from grace cannot be explained without understanding the psychological demon that he lived with for many years," attorney John Lauro wrote. "Tim had a wonderful life -- a...
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