In June 2007, the FBI informed the NBA that one of its referees, Tim Donaghy, was the subject of a probe into illegal gambling.
By November 2008, each man had pleaded guilty to charges relating to the conspir.
They were joined in the Scandal by a mutual childhood friend, Tommy Martino.
Within months, the public knew the broad outlines of a scheme involving Donaghy Betting on games he officiated with a co-conspirator, longtime Donaghy acquaintance and professional Gambler Jimmy "Baba" Battista.
In June 2007, the FBI informed the NBA that one of its referees, Tim Donaghy, was the subject of a probe into illegal gambling