FBI Investigation of NBA Ref

Murray Weiss of the New York Post broke a story this AM regarding an FBI investigation into an NBA referee who was involved in betting. It's possible the referee was making calls to shave points off spreads as well.

From NYPOST.com:

The investigation, which began more than a year ago, is zeroing in on blockbuster allegations that the referee was making calls that affected the point spread to guarantee that he - and the hoods who had their hooks in him - cashed in on large bets.

Federal agents are set to arrest the referee and a cadre of mobsters and their associates who lined their pockets, sources said.

"These are dangerous people [the referee] was involved with," a source said.

One source close to the probe counted the number of games on which the ref and his wiseguy buddies scored windfalls in the "double digits."

NBA Commissioner David Stern is aware of the investigation and has a report about the referee on his desk, another source said.

The official, whose name was withheld, allegedly wagered on games during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 NBA seasons.
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NBA has been asked by FBI who they are working closely with to not comment at this time.

Read the NY Post full article, "NBA in a Fix" here.