{"id":17926,"date":"2022-11-15T02:26:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T02:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/15\/yasiel-puig-facing-jail-time-for-lying-to-feds-during-illegal-gambling-probe\/"},"modified":"2022-11-15T02:26:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T02:26:57","slug":"yasiel-puig-facing-jail-time-for-lying-to-feds-during-illegal-gambling-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/15\/yasiel-puig-facing-jail-time-for-lying-to-feds-during-illegal-gambling-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Yasiel Puig Facing Jail Time For Lying To Feds During Illegal Gambling Probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-c0b074d71ffc6f1c378f093db4b00267\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20221114_16460c3f497b4924927a42412d107692\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6860a45e-bfcc-40e0-b248-107cc4617be2\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/16\/4by3\/2022\/11\/14\/16460c3f497b4924927a42412d107692_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c0b074d71ffc6f1c378f093db4b00267--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d836765f4cc16be626c637ffa6471996\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Former MLB famous person <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/yasiel-puig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Yasiel Puig<\/strong><\/a> is going through as much as 5 years in jail &#8230; after he agreed to plead responsible to mendacity to the feds throughout their investigation of an unlawful playing ring.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d836765f4cc16be626c637ffa6471996--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f49c5a9eed3479884af1583486d6fa73\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Federal prosecutors introduced the plea deal on Monday afternoon &#8230; saying the ex-Dodgers outfielder intends to make a responsible plea to at least one depend of constructing false statements at a courtroom listening to later this month.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f49c5a9eed3479884af1583486d6fa73--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-59fa5f3f141cd26abe78c3039fc65ebb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The cost, based on the feds, carries a most sentence of 5 years behind bars.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-59fa5f3f141cd26abe78c3039fc65ebb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3a99377fcc23feb6e9b8b40037ac07f0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Puig &#8212; who&#8217;s now enjoying baseball in South Korea after seven seasons within the MLB &#8212; had been accused by officers of putting bets by an unlawful playing enterprise starting again in May 2019.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3a99377fcc23feb6e9b8b40037ac07f0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-81f71a7f9dc7c8c833cee33d42e8c7fe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20221114_4938286cd7a14de99665bcb982eaf035\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6860a45e-bfcc-40e0-b248-107cc4617be2\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/49\/4by3\/2022\/11\/14\/4938286cd7a14de99665bcb982eaf035_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-81f71a7f9dc7c8c833cee33d42e8c7fe--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f607515093c5305392fc829d6b2ad337\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Officials say in a matter of weeks, he racked up $282,900 in playing losses &#8212; after which minimize two separate $100K checks to the operators of the unlawful playing biz to repay his money owed &#8230; and proceed to make bets.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f607515093c5305392fc829d6b2ad337--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a167c37b78b65c03525b87a5ccfa5fe7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Authorities say following the funds, he went on to make a further 899 extra bets on the websites from July 2019 to September 2019 on tennis, soccer and basketball video games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a167c37b78b65c03525b87a5ccfa5fe7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-400d108f283ca68e0db2666103cac741\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to officers, Puig was in the end interviewed over all of it &#8212; they usually say he lied by his tooth &#8230; prompting the federal cost.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-400d108f283ca68e0db2666103cac741--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a25672dc9cbf4cf97c4965148d13a1bf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-7d3e9c94-2a18-4405-bbf6-febfbbe681a8-1634784018-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-7d3e9c94-2a18-4405-bbf6-febfbbe681a8-1634784018-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2f\/16by9\/2022\/08\/08\/2f052bc71c9045328dc58f62b33c7290_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                      <span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">AUGUST 2022<\/span>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a25672dc9cbf4cf97c4965148d13a1bf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-683a4af9bc2edab0f3332e341fbfe15b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Puig hasn&#8217;t performed within the MLB because the 2019 season, when he was a member of each the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians. He instructed <strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong> again in August that he was hopeful he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/08\/12\/yasiel-puig-hoping-stint-korea-leads-mlb-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>might return to the MLB<\/strong><\/a> following his stint within the KBO League.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-683a4af9bc2edab0f3332e341fbfe15b--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Former MLB famous person Yasiel Puig is going through as much as 5 years in jail &#8230; after he agreed to plead responsible to mendacity to the feds throughout their investigation of an unlawful playing ring. 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