Posted on 08/25/2025 3:57:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Tennessee man with the same name as New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth is facing charges alleging that he used the names of hundreds of dead or retired pro baseball players to make phony claims for payouts in class action settlements.
George Herman Ruth is charged with 91 counts in the indictment handed down in U.S. District Court in Greeneville, Tennessee, on Aug. 12, the U.S. attorney's office announced late last week. The 69-year-old from Morristown is charged with mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, fraudulent use of Social Security numbers, money laundering, making false statements to his probation officer and possessing firearms after having previously been convicted of felonies.
The indictment says Ruth obtained or attempted to obtain more than $550,000 through the scheme. He sought payouts in lawsuit settlements that ranged from contact lens pricing allegations to claims of racial discrimination against a staffing agency, the indictment adds.
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No home runs or even hits.
One big strike out!
Ruth located pending class action suits and fraudulently used the names of hundreds of deceased or retired professional baseball players and the Social Security numbers of numerous unwitting victims. Ruth also opened post office boxes around the Eastern District of Tennessee to facilitate the scheme and used a sham business, El Mundo Marketing LLC, to obtain an account through which he laundered the proceeds. The indictment alleges that Ruth obtained or attempted to obtain more than $550,000 through the scheme.
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He had a very low ERA - Earned Ruth Average.
I think if you were going to take an identity to scam people, you would be using identities of people who haven’t been dead a long time?
Smile...
I think an unknown name would blend in better.
Maybe he’s a challenged con-man.
He should have used Sidd Finch.
Maybe part of his punishment should be that he change his name to George Herman.
Or would that be too ruthless?
Is it illegal to make false claims of racial discrimination against a staffing agency?
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