Tim Donaghy, the disgraced former NBA referee who admitted to gambling on games that he officiated, was officially released from a federal prison on Wednesday. Donaghy was transferred to a halfway house for two months earlier this summer but was returned to prison in late August after violating the terms of his probation by failing to appear for his job. Donaghy claimed it was a simple misunderstanding -- he believed he had permission to miss work in order to visit a physical therapist -- but the courts obviously disagreed.
So what's next for the most notorious former referee in sports history? In addition to trying to find a new publisher for his tell-all book, he's also contracted the services of Executive Prison Consultants to help ease his transition back to society. According to an EPC press release on Monday, Donaghy plans to reside in Sarasota, Fla., and seek employment with a sales or marketing firm.
It may be a hard-sell to convince a company to hire such a high-profile ex-con, but Donaghy apparently trusts EPC to help make it happen. In fact, he's already provided a testimonial on EPC's Web site: "Executive Prison Consultants did more for me than I ever thought possible. They helped me get things done that attorneys told me were not realistic. Thanks to EPC, I left prison months before my originally scheduled release date. The professionals at EPC get results!"
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11-05-2009 @ 1:29AM
justin said...
f*** this clown!!!!!!
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11-05-2009 @ 1:47AM
GuyKool said...
Maybe he'll be a pitchman for EPC.
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11-05-2009 @ 12:23PM
ajd42 said...
Maybe he should work for KFC
11-05-2009 @ 2:40AM
randomvillain said...
I'm sure he can find any job he wants in San Antonio.
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11-05-2009 @ 5:11AM
barbathebeach said...
he lived near me in a fancy gated communty for the rich
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11-05-2009 @ 8:19AM
stpkedj307 said...
He is out already of jail? Even after violating parole? He has another job and I have been looking for a year? He is writing a book? WTF lucky Irish bastard....
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11-05-2009 @ 8:46AM
hpbms said...
With any luck, the mob will kill him and shut him up for good. Everything that comes out of his mouth is a lie.
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11-05-2009 @ 9:31AM
jwr said...
Oh yeah he is the problem? Come on we all know that the officials in the NBA are a joke. He is the idiot who was caught.
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11-05-2009 @ 10:16AM
jay said...
OK THEN, HE HAS BEEN GOT. NOW LETS LOOK INTO COLLEGE FOOTBALL OFFICIATING. IT'S SO OBVIOUS CHEATING IS HAPPENING IN COLLEGE GAMES, IT'S PITIFUL.
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11-05-2009 @ 10:29AM
MoneyMike said...
I'm sure he can set up a 900 number and charge for his NBA picks.
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11-05-2009 @ 10:37AM
Dr. Read said...
There are distict parallels between the NBA and Professional wrestling. I stopped watching the NBA when I watched Michael Jordon travel with the ball and no whistle. Kareem Abdul Jabarr's sky hook is nothing more than a push off move.
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11-05-2009 @ 1:08PM
umpsrok said...
LeBron James and Shaq O'Neil have already contacted Tim to offer him tickets to the Crapaleers in Cleveland. They are hoping that other present NBA officials will give them the same favorable treatment they got for the last two years.
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