“Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.” Ray Charles, 1961. By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Crooked lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who epitomized all that was wrong with official Washington, is close to seeing daylight. The Associated Press reported that Abramoff, 51, was released Tuesday from…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Suspended NBA Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas dodged the bullet Friday during sentencing. He won’t be going to jail, but he will have to spend 30 days in a halfway house and two years on probation, the Associated Press reported. The D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office had recommended a 3…
Tim Donaghy/nbc sports Ex-Ref Tim Donaghy, who disgraced the NBA in a betting scandal, thought it would be ok to go to a health club instead of work. The U.S. Marshals thought differently. By WILLIAM BENDER Philadelphia Daily News Tim Donaghy, the ex-NBA referee who served time in a federal prison camp for betting on…
