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Two in Tim Donaghy case face arraignment today

INQUIRER STAFF REPORT
The arraignment for two high school friends of disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy is scheduled for this morning in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn.

Thomas Martino and James Battista, who were indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this month, will appear before Judge Carol Amon.

Donaghy, a Drexel Hill native, pleaded guilty before Amon in August to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and transmitting betting information. He is to be sentenced April 18.

Martino, 42, of Marcus Hook, is charged with lying to the grand jury in 2007. He and Battista, 42, of Phoenixville, are also charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to transmit wagering information.

They are accused of paying Donaghy for inside information on games they then wagered on.

- Frank Fitzpatrick