born january professional basketball referee worked national_basketball_association nba seasons career nba regular season games playoff games resigned league july reports investigation fbi allegations bet games seasons calls affecting point spread games august pleaded guilty federal charges related investigation face charges state level determined deliberately individual games sentenced months federal prison july served months federal prison camp pensacola florida spend remainder sentence halfway house sent prison august violating release terms released november serving sentence personal born philadelphia suburb pennsylvania attended cardinal high school springfield pennsylvania nba graduated degree sales marketing played school baseball team according participated earned catholic honors baseball honors basketball high school baseball coach contends play varsity team records indicate selected catholic team baseball named basketball team wife daughters terminating year marriage career nba spent years working pennsylvania high school games seven seasons head official star game following year joined nba worked years regular season games playoff games participant nba read achieve program participated event uniform number worked brawl palace auburn hills november ended fight players fans involved controversial incident called technical foul playing allegedly throwing ball official game played rose garden arena portland oregon leaving arena wallace confronted arena loading dock claimed wallace threatened investigation nba wallace suspended seven games longest suspension issued league incident involving violence drugs betting scandal july columnist new_york_post reported investigation fbi allegations nba referee betting games control point spread revealed gambling problem placed tens thousands dollars games season approached low level mob associates work gambling scheme suggested gotten debt tried betting games report sent shock waves nba league significant resources monitor officials performance found affair fbi midst broader organized crime investigation nba commissioner said statement like assure fans effort time personnel spared assist investigation bring justice individual betrayed sacred trust professional sports necessary steps protect happening called scandal says sports gambling expert president sports betting information site tracked game worked discovered seasons investigated nba teams involved scored points expected las_vegas sports books time previous seasons happened time according bell odds chance results happened outside factor found straight games worked game point spread moved points tip indication big money game big money won time indication going bell suggested way wasn fix known actions game said year earliest caught told espn fairly easy sports official fix game despite stern insistence rogue official according official directly influence outcome game time money game believed connected mob turned fbi july congressman illinois chairman asked meet stern matter letter stern rush indicated hearing facts warrant public scrutiny said affair potentially damaging scandals history american sports earlier day federal sources told new_york_daily_news surrender fbi pleaded guilty gambling charges daily_news learned scandal high school classmates embellished mob ties daily_news reported friends request passed word crews working games planned bet associated_press identified men owner sports bar pennsylvania philadelphia suburb lawyer told client expected indicted home initially comment situation reportedly claimed butler visiting reporters turned freelance photographer new_york_times got close wife time passed note reporters telling bother asking questions august appeared brooklyn federal court pleaded guilty conspiracy engage wire fraud information interstate commerce told district judge coded language tip players physical condition player referee relations disclosed classified information obtained nba referee initially received correct pick calls accurate increased total received pass inside information high school friend acted middle man admitted severe gambling addiction taking specifically admitted passing information games season prosecutors said bet games fined pay espn legal analyst believes fbi prime targets based large amounts money bet released bond awaited sentencing january june nba filed demand league costs meals complimentary game tickets expenses including shoes lawyer said league trying misconduct judge delayed sentencing allow time decide conspirators pay nba roles betting scandal nba claimed owes million including pay benefits seasons plus legal fees expenses related internal investigation lawyer argued punishment apply season position supported government court papers according associated_press county attorney arizona asked nba fbi intentionally road playoff games games question occurred april versus versus letter stern fbi director thomas said conduct violated arizona criminal law face charges decision federal plea standing state charges allegations nba june attorney filed court document alleging things game western conference finals sacramento kings fixed letter states learned referee wanted extend series seven games tim knew company men acting interest nba night nba interest add game series won game attempting free throws kings fourth quarter went win teams named seven game series year document claimed told federal agents increase television ratings ticket sales executives nba sought manipulate games said nba officials tell technical certain players states referee privately league star player quarter january game stern denied accusations calling singing witness sentencing july sentenced new_york months prison participation gambling scandal faced months judge reduced sentence months month terms served concurrently followed years supervised release exchange cooperation lawyer asked probation request denied apologized court saying brought shame family profession sentenced earlier month earning sentences months days respectively effect nba result betting scandal stern revised guidelines behavior nba meeting despite labor agreement restricted participating forms gambling revealed half nba officials albeit addition admitted engaging form gambling stern stated ban gambling absolute view absolute harsh particularly enforced years gambling rules revised allow engage forms betting sports referee related rule changes announcement game moved minutes tip morning game reduce value information received season training counseling gambling thorough background checks carried league declared intention analyze statistical relationship nba games gambling patterns games interactions nba teams easier formal post sentencing federal prison camp pensacola florida started write memoir blowing whistle culture fraud nba book covered nba career described dealings underworld betting scandal explained determine winning team games promised discuss relationship players coaches book published october publisher canceled liability concerns liaison triumph said book canceled nba threatened legal action nba denies found new publisher willing release book renamed personal foul person account scandal nba book released december imprisonment attacked threatened november man claiming associate struck paint roller extension bar resulting injuries knee leg required surgery released prison serving months finish sentence recovery house near tampa florida treated gambling addiction mandated court arrested county jail late august caught health club permission work lawyer wife insisted taken custody allowed visit center injured knee november released prison serving remainder sentence sued publisher memoir paying june jury found liable breach contract awarded million april claimed league office going push fix playoffs games beat toronto advance second round face miami heat good ratings nets eliminated winning game seven series point
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