SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Raúl Mondesi was sentenced Friday by a Dominican courtroom to 6 years and 9 months in jail and fined $507,000 for corruption throughout his time as mayor within the metropolis of San Cristobal.
Prosecutors accused Mondesi, 53, of embezzling $5 million throughout his time as mayor between 2010 and 2016. The sentence got here after a take care of the prosecutors’ workplace.
Mondesi, whose son Adalberto Mondesi was a giant league shortstop, spent six years underneath home arrest, which implies his sentence has already been accomplished.
As a Dodgers outfielder, Mondesi received the NL Rookie of the 12 months award in 1994 and performed within the All-Star Recreation one yr later. The Dominican was in Main League Baseball for 13 seasons and received two Gold Gloves.
Mondesi’s profession additionally consists of stints with the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels and Atlanta Braves. He completed his profession with a mean of .273, 271 homers and 860 RBI.
Mondesi’s political profession began in San Cristobal, which he represented as a lawmaker between 2006 and 2010. After his time as mayor, he bid for the senate however failed.
Dominican prosecutors introduced a number of prices towards Mondesi, together with falsification of paperwork, prison affiliation and malfeasance.
Adalberto, his son, began his profession with the Kansas Metropolis Royals within the World Sequence they received in 2015. He’s at present a free agent after he suffered a knee harm in March 2023.
