New York (AP) - Two former classmates of disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy will spend time behind bars for their roles in the betting scandal that rocked the NBA.
Professional gambler James Battista has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for making bets based on inside tips.
And co-defendant Thomas Martino gets a one-year sentence for paying the referee thousands of dollars for the tips. Both defendants apologized in court.
Battista, Marino and Donaghy attended high school together in Springfield, Pennsylvania.
Donaghy will be sentenced on July 29th. He pleaded guilty last year to charges he conspired to engage in wire fraud and transmitted betting information through interstate commerce.
