NBA Ref Pleads Guilty, Faces 25 Years in Prison

By Tom Goldman

Published August 15, 2007 at 4:00 PM EDT

Former referee Tim Donaghy has pleaded guilty to felony charges for causing a betting scandal that devastated the NBA.

Donaghy faces a maximum of 25 years in prison when he is sentenced for conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting betting information through interstate commerce.

He was released on a $250,000 bond.

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