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Ex-White Sox scout sentenced in kickback scheme
[November 23, 2013] CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a former Chicago White Sox scout to eight months in prison in a kickback scheme that targeted players from Latin America.
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Dominican-born Victor Mateo was sentenced for
wire fraud Friday in Chicago. Defense lawyer Damon Cheronis says his client apologized to
Major League Baseball and the White Sox. Cheronis says he's
disappointed Mateo didn't receive probation. And he calls the
42-year-old a good man who has recently been teaching youth
baseball in his native country. Prosecutors say Mateo and two others were supposed to pay
signing bonuses matching a player's skill but fraudulently
inflated amounts and took the added money. Earlier this year, former White Sox scouting executive David Wilder was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty in the same scheme. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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