SANTO DOMINGO. – Cleveland Indians pitcher Fausto Carmona, true name Roberto Hernandez Heredia, will not be able to leave the country for now and will have to go before a court periodically.
The Major leaguer, whose future in professional baseball is threatened, posted a RD$550,000 bond, as requested by the National District Office of the Prosecutor, to the Permanent Jurisdiction Office.
Hernandez Heredia is charged with fraudulently obtaining a United States visa with the name Fausto Joel Carmona Fernandez, in violation of Dominican Law 8-92 against forgery of the Identity Certificate (Cedula).
Written by: BASTA, 20 Jan 2012 4:31 PM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
Gotcha loser! Now you can sell Drugs.
Written by: lovingit, 20 Jan 2012 5:33 PM
From: United States, Delaware
What a shame, and a good pitcher too... They have to go after the people that helped him. Many of these players with fake names did not do this on their own, they themselves are victims too because they just did what their buscon told them they had to do to get them to the majors. Though, these examples will serve as a deterrent for other up and coming kids to agree to things like this.
Written by: antonio1, 20 Jan 2012 9:00 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Av Santa Rosa, La Romana
Sad day for our country......
From: Puerto Rico
Sorry to hear this, I am a fan of his
From: United States, Washington, DC
He didn't payoff the right person or he just didn't pay enough!
Written by: lovingit, 21 Jan 2012 3:02 PM
From: United States, Delaware
@HateitorLOVEIT
The paying someone off is not the case here anymore. There are bigger powers in motion here than a player being able to pay someone off, there is a great pressure coming down from MLB to clean the Dominican falsification of records to make players look younger!
Thank you MLB! You are doing something our government couldn't do on their own!
From: Iran, DirectorioDominicano.com
Post above mine: "....our govt. couldn't do on their own"? Who is holding him? MLB or the dominican authorities. What a crock of BS!
Sad day for our country? Why Carmona/Heredia does not represent me nor my family. Those that choose to drape me and mine with the same cloth of wrong doing, then should also drape us with the cloth of virtues and benevolence- He shall find himself in quite a bind if that is the case.
Written by: lovingit, 22 Jan 2012 12:57 AM
From: United States, Delaware
@DirectorioDominicano
Ugh... of course the Dominican authorities that are holding him, but they are only doing this because of the pressure that the MLB is putting on stopping the falsification of records... think outside the box, though, I do agree on your comment against the the "sad day for our country" comment.... is not like he is an activist that fought for the well being of Dominicans.
From: United States, Washington, DC
@lovingit,
I here what you're saying but I guess MLB is looking the other way about other issues. How did Alfredo Simon make his way back into MLB, how did he get back into the U.S after he shot and killed one of his relatives and injured another? Accidently! If an american MLB player shot and killed one of his relatives, then paid of this relatives family, like Simon did, I'm sure he wouldn't be playing baseball in the U.S. Only if it was behind playing behind bars....
Written by: lovingit, 25 Jan 2012 11:21 AM
From: United States, Delaware
@HateitorLOVEIT,
I have to disagree with your last post.
MLBs role is not to police laws in DR. They are interested in things that could affect the league, which are mainly the falsification of records (usually to pass by as a younger prospect) and performance enhancing drugs, both cheating out other players or potential players of chances by taking a competitive advantage over others. So their pressure is based on that. On other legal matters, if the player served their time, or was not found guilty and has the capacity to still play at the a professional level, then there will always be some team interested (especially since these players will come in at a bargain price).
This is true not only for Dominicans, but American players of any sport
There are American MLB players that have been on similar predicament and have played again, and let's not start with National Football League (NFL.. American Football) sometimes dubbed the National Felony League.
..cont
Written by: lovingit, 25 Jan 2012 11:29 AM
From: United States, Delaware
..cont
Heck.. check out the Baltimore Ravens' Ray Lewis in the NFL. Him and his coons were all acquitted of two murders back in 2000. He paid some heavy fines, made some agreements with the families, and still plays in the league till today... Plexaco Burress and Michael Vick where convicted and served time for other crimes, and upon their release they signed deals with the New York Jets adn Philadelphia Eagles (respectively) at bargain prices. Both still play today. Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers (MLB) has had some serious drug related problems and incidents ranging from 2002-2009. He is now "clean" and managed to win AL MVP in 2010. These are just examples, but the list is looooong, and especially long in the NFL.
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The paying someone off is not the case here anymore. There are bigger powers in motion here than a player being able to pay someone off, there is a great pressure coming down from MLB to clean the Dominican falsification of records to make players look younger!
Thank you MLB! You are doing something our government couldn't do on their own!
Post above mine: "....our govt. couldn't do on their own"? Who is holding him? MLB or the dominican authorities. What a crock of BS!
Sad day for our country? Why Carmona/Heredia does not represent me nor my family. Those that choose to drape me and mine with the same cloth of wrong doing, then should also drape us with the cloth of virtues and benevolence- He shall find himself in quite a bind if that is the case.
@DirectorioDominicano
Ugh... of course the Dominican authorities that are holding him, but they are only doing this because of the pressure that the MLB is putting on stopping the falsification of records... think outside the box, though, I do agree on your comment against the the "sad day for our country" comment.... is not like he is an activist that fought for the well being of Dominicans.
I here what you're saying but I guess MLB is looking the other way about other issues. How did Alfredo Simon make his way back into MLB, how did he get back into the U.S after he shot and killed one of his relatives and injured another? Accidently! If an american MLB player shot and killed one of his relatives, then paid of this relatives family, like Simon did, I'm sure he wouldn't be playing baseball in the U.S. Only if it was behind playing behind bars....
I have to disagree with your last post.
MLBs role is not to police laws in DR. They are interested in things that could affect the league, which are mainly the falsification of records (usually to pass by as a younger prospect) and performance enhancing drugs, both cheating out other players or potential players of chances by taking a competitive advantage over others. So their pressure is based on that. On other legal matters, if the player served their time, or was not found guilty and has the capacity to still play at the a professional level, then there will always be some team interested (especially since these players will come in at a bargain price).
This is true not only for Dominicans, but American players of any sport
There are American MLB players that have been on similar predicament and have played again, and let's not start with National Football League (NFL.. American Football) sometimes dubbed the National Felony League.
..cont
Heck.. check out the Baltimore Ravens' Ray Lewis in the NFL. Him and his coons were all acquitted of two murders back in 2000. He paid some heavy fines, made some agreements with the families, and still plays in the league till today... Plexaco Burress and Michael Vick where convicted and served time for other crimes, and upon their release they signed deals with the New York Jets adn Philadelphia Eagles (respectively) at bargain prices. Both still play today. Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers (MLB) has had some serious drug related problems and incidents ranging from 2002-2009. He is now "clean" and managed to win AL MVP in 2010. These are just examples, but the list is looooong, and especially long in the NFL.