Tim Donaghy accused of betting on NBA
The specter of point shaving rocked the NBA yesterday with revelations that the FBI is investigating referee Tim Donaghy for allegedly betting on games, perhaps including those he officiated. Donaghy, 40, a 13-year veteran of the league, recently resigned amid the probe and is expected to be arrested as early as next week along with associates identified as sports gamblers from southern New Jersey. 
Donaghy’s associates were said to have been affiliated with organized crime, identified by sources as “a bunch of South Jersey gamblers.” The case has been the subject of a federal grand jury in Brooklyn and is being overseen by federal prosecutors from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The investigation is focused on whether Donaghy not only bet on games but also provided inside information on the condition of players and perhaps even shaved points to help the bookmakers and himself take advantage of inside information in betting on the outcome of NBA games, the sources said.