Baseball agent goes to trial in Cuban smuggling case

Posted on: April 4th, 2007
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“In a trial that may ultimately shine a spotlight on Major League Baseballs Cuba policies, baseball agent Gustavo Dominguez today faces charges of smuggling Cuban players to the U.S., then harboring them for profit.

Dominguez, a former Cal State Northridge pitcher who lives in Chatsworth, was charged by a grand jury in October with conspiring to bring Cuban players into the U.S., then transporting them to California and providing them with housing and training in the hope of securing lucrative free-agent contracts.

Source: http://www.latimes.com
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