November 5, 2011 Leave a comment
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Name: R.C. Buford
Team: San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
Charge: Driving While Intoxicated With an Open Container
Story:
San Antonio Spurs general manager R.C. Buford was arrested Friday (November 4, 2011) in San Antonio, Texas.
Buford was arrested after he crashed into a fence. He was later released on a $2,500 bond.
Buford has been the general manager of the Spurs since 2002.
August 31, 2011 Leave a comment
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Name: Robin O’Connor
Position: San Francisco Giants Payroll Manager
Charges: Wire Fraud, Fraud in Connection with a Computer
Story:
San Francisco Giants payroll manager Robin O’Connor was arrested in California.
O’Connor was arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $1.5 million from nine unidentified Giants employees between June 2010 and July 2011. The alleged embezzlement was uncovered after a recent application O’Connor made to a bank for a loan for a property in San Diego. The application included a forged letter, purportedly from a Giants human resources manager. When confronted by team management on July 6, O’Connor admitted she took the money and agreed to return the money. O’Connor was fired the same day.
O’Connor, 41, was later released on a $500,000 bond.
July 25, 2011 Leave a comment
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Name: Alonzo Mourning
Known For: Former NBA Player and Current Miami Heat Executive
Cited For: Second-Degree Leaving the Scene of an Accident With Property Damage, Failure to Leave Information at the Scene
Story:
Former NBA center and current Miami Heat executive Alonzo Mourning was cited for a traffic accident which occurred on July 17 in Miami Beach, Florida.
Mourning, 41, along with his wife were driving home around 3 a.m. from Miami Heat Chris Bosh’s wedding and Mourning struck his vehicle into one of two crashed cars in the middle of the highway. The two drivers of the crashed cars had walked away from the prior crash and were standing by the side of the road. Mourning got out of his car and checked on the two drivers. Mourning went home, then called police, who told him to go back to the scene.
