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USA v. Hernandez

  1. June 02, 2017

    Prosecutors Seek $112K From Convicted Baseball Agent

    Federal prosecutors asked a Florida federal court on Friday in an agreed motion to preliminarily order baseball agent Bartolo Hernandez, who was convicted in March for his role in smuggling Cuban ballplayers into the United States, to forfeit $112,500.

  2. May 09, 2017

    Cuban Ballplayer Smuggling Verdict Must Stand, Feds Argue

    Prosecutors urged a Florida federal judge Tuesday not to disturb a verdict convicting a baseball agent and athletic trainer of smuggling Cuban ballplayers, including current Major League Baseball stars, arguing the government's evidence supported jurors finding the pair guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

  3. May 01, 2017

    Agent, Trainer Convicted Of Player Smuggling Seek Acquittal

    A baseball agent and athletic trainer recently found guilty of smuggling Cuban ballplayers asked a Florida federal judge Monday to reverse the verdicts, arguing there was insufficient evidence to convict them.

  4. April 05, 2017

    Gov't Loses Bond Request In Baseball Smuggling Case

    A Florida federal judge agreed Wednesday with a baseball agent and athletic trainer recently found guilty of smuggling Cuban ballplayers into the United States that federal prosecutors failed to justify a request to block them from receiving money from certain players while on bond.

  5. March 31, 2017

    Trainer Says Feds Can't Block Receipt Of Ballplayer Funds

    A baseball trainer who was found guilty of smuggling Cuban ballplayers into the United States struck back Thursday at the federal government's bid to block his receipt of money from certain players while on bond, arguing in Florida federal court that the government has not shown that these payments would lead to flight.

  6. March 21, 2017

    Feds Seek To Block Agent, Trainer From Ballplayer Funds

    The federal government on Monday asked a Florida federal judge to block a baseball agent and an athletic trainer recently found guilty of smuggling Cuban ballplayers into the United States from receiving money from a group of foreign players or their family members.

  7. March 15, 2017

    Agent, Trainer Guilty In Ballplayer Smuggling Case

    A federal jury in Miami on Wednesday found a baseball agent and an athletic trainer guilty of smuggling Cuban ballplayers into the United States as part of a scheme that prosecutors said made them millions of dollars.

  8. March 14, 2017

    Agent, Trainer Say Prosecutors Whiffed In Smuggling Case

    A baseball agent's lawyers asked jurors in closing arguments Tuesday to give a thumbs down to federal prosecutors' claims he oversaw a conspiracy to smuggle Cuban ballplayers to the United States, likening the government's case to a movie trailer that failed to deliver.

  9. March 13, 2017

    Baseball Agent Escapes 2 Counts In Cuban Smuggling Trial

    A baseball agent accused of helping smuggle Cuban ballplayers to the United States escaped two counts Monday that would have required minimum prison sentences if he were to have been found guilty.

  10. March 10, 2017

    Last Ups At Hand In Cuban Ballplayer Smuggling Trial

    The federal trial of baseball agent Bartolo Hernandez and athletic trainer Julio Estrada over Cuban ballplayer smuggling has entered the ninth inning, with federal prosecutors and defense counsel warming up for closing arguments after witness testimony wrapped Friday without Hernandez taking the stand.

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