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Originally Posted by Texas Aggie
That's not necessarily true. First, he can be signing an affidavit. Second, in addition to perjury, there's the False Statements Act which covers lying to a federal law enforcement agency. Trust me when I say he is NOT lying. He's not looking at a very long sentence as it is (maybe 24 months). If he's dumb enough to lie and commit one or two other felonies, he will easily double or triple his sentence. His statements may be designed to lessen his sentence, but there is a small chance of that vs. a very big chance of extending it if they charge him with additional felonies.
Further, his lawyers are submitting his statement in a court filing. This isn't testimony on the stand that he just said, without preparation or rehearsal. His lawyers would know if this stuff isn't true and aren't going to risk their license by filing a false affidavit. If he had blurted a lie out in court, that's one thing. Filing a brief with evidence attached is completely different.
David Stern knows he isn't lying and would parade the officials who called that game in front of ESPN for a breakdown of the plays if needed. He won't do that since he thinks the NBA's circus is a well kept secret.
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Based on what I have so far read, he did not make any substantive claim. He did not offer evidence or why the officials had the incentive to fix a game, like how much they got paid or who told them to fix the game. To say that he is not because a lawyer is apart of this and claiming that Donaghy could not be lying is a stretch IMO. Donaghy was not even on the game. Also one of the officials that are accused of fixing that game is a former cop that dealt with people in the mop and put people away that were felons. You have to do more than just say, "They fixed a game." Donaghy was caught by the FBI because his name came up several times in wiretaps in an unrelated case. Donaghy has lost a lot to influence gambling which he made less than 10% of his salary. He is trying to save his aZZ and hopefully salvage some of his life by not being behind bars.
Peace