The American justice system imposed this Monday a bail of $500,000 dollars to the Dominican baseball player Luis Ortizlauncher of the Cleveland Guardiansarrested this Sunday for a rigged betting scandal.
Ortiz appeared in federal court in Boston after an investigation dismantled a system of manipulated bets in which the Guardians player participated with his teammate and compatriot Emmanuel Clase.
According to investigations announced by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, Clase and Ortiz provided bettors with advance notice about the types of pitches that would intentionally make and send balls instead of ‘strikes’ to ensure successful bets.
This system of corruption, according to the Prosecutor’s Office, caused at least $400,000 in benefits to bettors.
The judge granted Ortiz freedom, but ordered him surrender his passport, reduce his trips to the Northeast and have no contact with potential victims or witnessesaccording to US media reports.
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