Los Angeles Dodgers player Raul Mondesi, wearing uniform number 43, steps up to bat against the New York Mets during a major league game at Shea Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City circa 1996. Mondesi played for the Dodgers from 1993 to 1999. (Photo by Focus on Sports/Getty Images)
Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Raul Mondesi has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for his role in a corruption case he was involved in while mayor of a local city in the Dominican Republic.
Prosecutors allege that Mondesi, 53, embezzled $5 million while he served as mayor of San Cristobal from 2010 to 2016, according to ESPN.
His sentence, announced Friday after the plea agreement, also includes a $507,000 fine.
Mondesi played 13 major league seasons, half of them with Los Angeles, where he was named Rookie of the Year in 1994, an All-Star in 1995 and won two Gold Glove Awards, and also appeared in eight games with the Los Angeles Angels towards the end of his career.
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Mondesi retired after the 2005 season and began his political career the following year.
Dominican prosecutors have charged the former baseball slugger with forgery, membership in a criminal organisation and fraud. ESPN reports that he has been under house arrest for six years, and that his sentence has now expired.
Mondesi’s son, Adalberto, was a member of the Kansas City Royals, who played in the 2015 World Series, and is currently a free agent.
