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Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz called 'cheaters' at fraud trial
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Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were described by a prosecutor Wednesday as “cheaters” during opening statements at a New York criminal fraud trial.
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Ex-Cleveland Guardians pitchers, including star reliever, go to trial in New York on fraud charges
Headline from WHDH Boston ·
Trial begins for Guardians pitchers accused of pitch-rigging gambling scheme
Headline from New York Post ·
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Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz called 'cheaters' at fraud trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz go to trial Monday on charges that they accepted bribes as they colluded with gamblers who made hundreds of thousands of dollars betting correctly on individual pitches.
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz could have played for a chance to make the World Series last month. Instead, both men will be headed to a Brooklyn courtroom, accused of rigging their pitches for paltry profits.
Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz go to trial Monday on charges that they accepted bribes as they colluded with gamblers who made hundreds of thousands of dollars betting correctly on individual pitches.
The trial will mark one of the first tests of the Justice Department’s ambitious efforts to crack down on manipulation in sports betting and prediction markets.
The trial of Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz is underway in New York on charges that they colluded with gamblers who made hundreds of thousands of dollars betting on individual pitches
Jurors have heard opening statements at the fraud conspiracy trial of Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz in a New York federal court
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were described by a prosecutor Wednesday as “cheaters” during opening statements at a New York criminal fraud trial.
