Word: shiffman
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Among those indicted were Curtis Strong, who catered food for the Philadelphia Phillies earlier this season, and Jeffrey Mosco, a bartender at a Pittsburgh pub frequented by athletes. Dale Shiffman, whom the FBI described as a gambler in Pittsburgh, was charged with 111 counts of cocaine distribution, more than any other defendant. Ueberroth, who has ordered all employees of the major leagues other than players to submit to drug- screening tests, hopes to persuade the players to take the tests as well. One additional concern: an athlete with an expensive illegal habit might be pressured to fix games...