Criminal-Element's Allegations: Tim Donaghy & The Brian McNamee Affect.

How far has the media spun recent allegations of cheating in sports, and to what end does the Federal Government even care?  A “cooperative steroid dealer” to the NFL, David Jacobs, just shot, and killed himself over his being "a reliable witness" for the government.   Certainly it is plain to see a criminal element exist in Professional Sports.  We also have Tim Donaghy, ex referee with the NBA, who was caught betting on games. 

Donaghy’s lawyer just released last night that the outcomes of NBA games were affected by interpersonal relationships between various teams and the referees.  The NBA echoed Clemens saying, “(Donaghy) is just making up one big story in a desperate attempt to stay out of jail.”  Clemens said the same thing of McNamee on 60 Minutes. Now, Donaghy's lawyer blasted the NBA, saying “the scandal runs much deeper.”  Are we supposed to buy McNamee's story, but not Donaghy's?  The media’s handling of two different criminals in similar situations is mind boggling.

The media constantly defends McNamee, but not Donaghy. Both McNamee and Donaghy are criminals who are looking to better their legal postures.  McNamee wanted full immunity, and Donaghy wants a leaner sentence.

Ex-IRS Investigator Jeff Novitzky (who worked with McNamee) just experienced a set back in his Balco case.  The jury refused to take the word of “DRUG DEALER,” Angel Heredia, thus dismissing two charges posed by the Prosecutors Office.   It will definitely make for some big drama again if Clemens proves his case, and the monolithic news giants can make another mint off of correcting themselves, and demonizing McNamee.  

McNamee’s good friend and co-dealer (Radomski) was under investigation as well, and got off with parole.  Radomski gave the Feds evidence that proved that McNamee was involved in illicit drug dealing.  He was found guilty on distribution charges, and money laundering along with other RICOH violations, and was encouraged to “cooperate” for a deal by prosecutors.    

The Feds have checks from McNamee to Radomski in 2004, and 2005; years that Clemens is not accused of using.  Radomski’s book is forthcoming, but he believes his “business partner”, McNamee.  Then again, McNamee said in his Deposition that “he and Radomski always took care of one another,” and also let fly that he “paid Radomski for thousands of dollars of PEDs” in return for …..Vitamins. 

Oddly enough, it is likely that McNamee allowed Radomski to launder money through his internet business.      McNamee got busted, and he might have just said what investigators wanted to hear in order “to stay out of jail,” like Clemens said in the 60 Minute Interview; and like NBA Commissioner Stearn says of Donaghy. McNamee repeated this motive on the taped Clemens call, “I would also like not to go to jail.”

In keeping with the theme of deflecting personal responsibility to others in order to stay out of jail let's consider Donaghy.  If what Donaghy says is true, then what will the government do to the NBA?  It is a vicious cycle, and like McNamee, Donaghy will add-on to his story as well in order to appear more credible.  Clemens has been under investigation since Jason Grimsley, in 2005; and barring any bias there is still no definitive proof one way or another. 

B-12.  Does it look familiar taking into account that it may have spent seven years in the basement of McNamee’s old house, when he was together with his wife? 

How has this discrepancy over evidence not been reported yet?  Where is the “Daily Screws” or ESPN on this one? 

Now the media is saying that Jose Canseco, and Brian McNamee were both thought of initially as lying, and both ended up being right.  How can they both be right, when Canseco says that Brian McNamee is lying about Roger Clemens?

With the treatment shown Brian McNamee, now all criminals who get caught while involved with sports are going to try to "cooperate", and throw others under the bus.  The handling of McNamee has set a bad precedence.  It is called the "McNamee Affect", and accusations made by criminals trying to save themselves will now all have to be as equally heard as McNamee, unless it is proven he lied.

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