"In some instances, the defendants received bribes and kickback payments-funneled through third parties-in exchange for rigging pitches. Through this scheme, the defendants defrauded betting platforms, deprived Major League Baseball and the Cleveland Guardians of their honest services, illegally enriched themselves and their co-conspirators, misled the public, and betrayed America's pastime. Clase and Ortiz are facing charges of wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery, money laundering conspiracy, and honest services wire fraud conspiracy."
"Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers, Luis Ortiz and star reliever Emmanuel Clase, were indicted on Sunday for intentionally throwing bad pitches in order to enrich their gambling partners and themselves, according to prosecutors. Clase had been throwing bogus pitches since around May 2023, prosecutors said, while Ortiz joined the scheme in June. Both pitchers received $5,000 in some cases and $7,000 in other instances to throw balls, according to the indictment."
Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted for intentionally throwing bad pitches to enrich gambling partners and themselves. They allegedly agreed to rig pitches by throwing them poorly or delivering them at certain speeds in exchange for kickback payments funneled through third parties. Co-conspirators used inside information about those pitches to place bets and won at least $450,000. Charges include wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery, money laundering conspiracy, and honest services wire fraud conspiracy. Ortiz was arrested in Boston; Clase has not been arrested. Each charge carries prison sentences of five to twenty years.
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