SAN FRANCISCO AP – A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced Silicon Valley financier William “Boots” Del Biaggio III to more than eight years in prison for bilking investors and banks – including one he helped launch – out of millions of dollars in a desperate attempt to buy a pro hockey team.
The disgraced scion of a prominent San Jose family is to report to prison in January, capping a long fall for a former high roller who counted hockey great Mario Lemieux as a golfing buddy and who jetted on private planes to Las Vegas, where he amassed a $4 million gambling debt.
