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Referee linked to alleged area bookmaker: James Battista was contacted by federal prosecutors about former NBA official Tim Donaghy.

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)

Byline: Frank Fitzpatrick and John Shiffman

Jul. 28--Federal agents investigating NBA referee Tim Donaghy for alleged gambling activities have focused in part on his ties to sports bookmakers in the Philadelphia region, people close to the investigation said yesterday.

Several people from Delaware County who know either Donaghy or reputed Phoenixville bookmaker James "Baa Baa" Battista were recently subpoenaed in the case and traveled to New York to testify before a federal grand jury, a source said.

Battista, 42, attended Cardinal O'Hara High School with Donaghy in the mid-1980s. Battista was contacted by federal prosecutors a few months ago, his lawyer said yesterday. …

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