Ex-MLB star Raul Mondesi sentenced to six years in jail after embezzling $5MILLION while a mayor in the Dominican Republic

Former MLB prima Raul Mondesi was sentenced Friday by a Dominican tribunal to six years and 9 months successful jailhouse and fined $507,000. 

Mondesi was caught up successful corruptions charges stemming from his clip arsenic politician of San Cristobal successful nan Dominican Republic, which he was convicted of successful 2017. 

Prosecutors accused nan 53-year-old of embezzling $5 cardinal during his clip arsenic politician betwixt 2010 and 2016. The condemnation came aft a woody pinch nan prosecutors' office. 

However, Mondesi's ineligible woes are already down him arsenic nan Dominican tribunal ruled that his situation word has already been satisfied by his six years of location arrest. 

Prosecutors had attempted to person him sent to situation for nan remainder of his condemnation successful 2020, alleging that he had violated nan position of his location arrest. 

However, thing came of their petition and successful 2023 nan Court of Appeals of San Cristobal ordered a caller trial.  

With nan Los Angeles Dodgers, Mondesi won nan NL Rookie of nan Year grant successful 1994 and played successful nan All-Star Game 1 twelvemonth later. The Dominican was successful MLB for 13 seasons and won 2 Gold Gloves.

Mondesi's profession besides includes stints pinch nan Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels and Atlanta Braves. 

He vanished his profession pinch an mean of .273, 271 homers and 860 RBIs, retiring aft nan 2005 play erstwhile he turned to politics. 

Mondesi's governmental profession started successful San Cristobal, which he represented arsenic a lawmaker betwixt 2006 and 2010. 

After retiring from shot he was elected to nan Chamber of Deputies, which is akin to nan US House of Representatives. 

He went connected to service arsenic politician of San Cristobal from 2010 to 2016, earlier attempting a bid for nan legislature which failed. 

Dominican prosecutors brought respective charges against Mondesi, including falsification of documents, criminal relation and malfeasance.

Adalberto Mondesi, his son, started his profession pinch nan Kansas City Royals successful nan World Series they won successful 2015. He is presently a free supplier aft he suffered a knee wounded successful March 2023.