The latest sports gambling scandal has reached federal court.
And the allegations are frightening.
Earlier this season, Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were suspended as the MLB announced an investigation into allegations of a scheme involving both players to manipulate prop bets. On Sunday, the United States Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against both players, filed in the Eastern District of New York, outlining the extent of the scheme.
And those allegations should send chills throughout the sports world.
Federal prosecutors outlined a scheme dating back to May of 2023 where Clase, and eventually Ortiz, would agree with unnamed bettors to “throw specific pitches in certain MLB games so
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