USA v. Hernandez

  1. November 22, 2016

    Violence Key To Ballplayer Smuggling Scheme, Feds Say

    Federal prosecutors asked a Florida district court Tuesday to allow evidence that purportedly shows two sports agents charged with conspiring to smuggle baseball players from Cuba relied on violence and the involvement of a Mexico-based kidnapping operation.

  2. November 15, 2016

    MLB Stars Are Witnesses In Cuban Player Smuggling Trial

    Major League Baseball All-Stars Jose Abreu and Yoenis Cespedes are among more than a dozen major league players the U.S. government listed as witnesses Monday for the upcoming trial of a sports agent accused of smuggling ballplayers from Cuba.

  3. September 06, 2016

    Feds Fight For Sports Agent's Tax Returns In Smuggling Trial

    The U.S. government on Friday asked a Florida federal court to order the Internal Revenue Service to disclose the tax returns of a sports agent accused of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the United States.

  4. August 02, 2016

    Accused Sports Agent In Smuggling Case Wants Evidence Out

    A sports agent accused of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the U.S. has urged a Florida federal court to exclude evidence from an FBI search of his residence, arguing that the search warrant was overbroad and contained "material misrepresentations and omissions of fact."

  5. July 26, 2016

    Trainer In Cuban Smuggling Case Wants Indictment Trimmed

    A Florida sports trainer accused of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the United States asked a Florida federal judge Monday to dismiss some of the accusations against him that reference his finances and allegedly disparage him in other ways, saying the allegations are prejudicial and will prevent a fair trial.

  6. July 06, 2016

    CORRECTED: Trainer Slams Atty DQ Bid In Cuban Smuggling Case

    A Florida sports trainer accused of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the United States has hit back at federal prosecutors' bid to disqualify one of his attorneys, arguing there is no conflict in the lawyer's limited representation of a woman in a similar case. Correction: A previous story misidentified Julio Estrada's occupation. He is a sports trainer, not an agent.

  7. June 10, 2016

    Accused Sports Agent Says FBI Must Produce Notes

    A sports agent accused of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the United States told a Florida federal court Thursday that federal prosecutors wrongly cited an Eleventh Circuit ruling in order to deny him FBI interview notes, saying the ruling does not apply to his own interview with the bureau.

  8. June 07, 2016

    Feds Say Notes Not Discoverable In Athlete Smuggling Suit

    The government on Monday told a Florida federal court that investigation notes being requested by a sports agent accused of helping smuggle Cuban-born baseball players into the U.S. are not discoverable, citing a 2003 Eleventh Circuit ruling.

  9. May 26, 2016

    Accused Sports Agent Says FBI Put Words In His Mouth

    An immigrant sports agent accused of helping smuggle Cuban-born baseball players into the U.S. asked a Florida federal judge to force prosecutors to hand over investigation notes, arguing there is no way he made some of the statements attributed to him because they sound like they were uttered by law enforcement.

  10. May 10, 2016

    Feds Rip Agent's Bid For List Of Smuggled Cuban Ballplayers

    The government is pushing back against a professional sports agent accused of helping smuggle Cuban-born baseball players into the U.S. as he tries to get a list of the players involved, telling a Florida federal court Tuesday that he actually wants an early list of witnesses.