Hockey Player Gets Home Confinement for Role in Illegal Sports Betting Ring

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Associated Press

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4 September, 2015

Rochester, N.Y. — Grand Rapids Griffins player Nathan Paetsch has sentenced to eight months of home confinement for being part of an illegal sports betting business that took wagers from other players.

Paetsch (paytch) also must perform 400 hours of community service and spend five years on probation following his sentencing Friday in federal court in Rochester.

The 32-year-old accepted a plea agreement in June which also requires him to forfeit $265,000.

Paetsch played the last three seasons in the American Hockey League, who played for the Red Wings' top minor league affiliate since 2012. Before that, he spent part of five seasons with the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres, through 2010.

Authorities say he was involved with a gambling operation that took bets through offshore websites, placing wagers himself and receiving credit when he recruited fellow players and others to bet.

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