The King
03-15-2013, 09:48 AM
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/pranksters-who-duped-bucs--bills-gms-could-face-jail-time-224152321.html
A pair of pranksters who set up and then recorded a conversation between two NFL GMs (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/bills-gm-buddy-nix-gets-catfished-prankster-admits-164444662--nfl.html) could face jail time after the league ordered an investigation by its legal team.
Tuesday, Deadspin posted a six-minute telephone discussion between Buffalo Bills' Buddy Nix and Mark Dominik of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, reportedly recorded by two mischievous and unnamed 20-year-olds who, by the grace of serendipity, set the call up.
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mbOwOGhoO0uNgbmdofU5_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTI1MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/Sports/USA_Today/20130107_jla_ah8_017-10cc66e978e9d1c53467c518831f7f55Buddy Nix has been the Bills GM since 2010. (USA Today Sports)Yet while the plot bears all the hallmarks of a cheeky prank by a couple of bored youths, their action may have serious legal ramifications with both state and federal laws taking a dim view of illegal "eavesdropping."
The location of the individuals would decide the exact nature of the offense they could be prosecuted under if the NFL, the clubs and state prosecutors decide to proceed.
A pair of pranksters who set up and then recorded a conversation between two NFL GMs (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/bills-gm-buddy-nix-gets-catfished-prankster-admits-164444662--nfl.html) could face jail time after the league ordered an investigation by its legal team.
Tuesday, Deadspin posted a six-minute telephone discussion between Buffalo Bills' Buddy Nix and Mark Dominik of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, reportedly recorded by two mischievous and unnamed 20-year-olds who, by the grace of serendipity, set the call up.
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mbOwOGhoO0uNgbmdofU5_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTI1MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/Sports/USA_Today/20130107_jla_ah8_017-10cc66e978e9d1c53467c518831f7f55Buddy Nix has been the Bills GM since 2010. (USA Today Sports)Yet while the plot bears all the hallmarks of a cheeky prank by a couple of bored youths, their action may have serious legal ramifications with both state and federal laws taking a dim view of illegal "eavesdropping."
The location of the individuals would decide the exact nature of the offense they could be prosecuted under if the NFL, the clubs and state prosecutors decide to proceed.