Police investigate Mets clubhouse manager: report
NEW YORK — Charlie Samuels, the New York Mets clubhouse manager for 27 years, is being investigated for alleged betting on Major League Baseball as part of a gambling ring, the…
NEW YORK — Charlie Samuels, the New York Mets clubhouse manager for 27 years, is being investigated for alleged betting on Major League Baseball as part of a gambling ring, the New York Daily News reported Friday.Citing unnamed law-enforcement sources, the newspaper reported that Samuels is the focus of a probe by New York police and the District Attorney for links to betting and placing wagers himself.Samuels, 53, was suspended by the Mets last week after an internal probe showed he might have written checks on Mets accounts and cashed them to cover his gambling expenses, repaying the money later, sources told the News.Samuels, who has not been arrested, is also being investigated for bets on baseball and other sports as part of a gambling ring and providing tips and inside information to friends who bet on games.Major League Baseball security officials are conducting their own investigation into Samuels, a source told the News, which reported that Samuels is being looked at for possibly skimming money on hotel rooms ordered for players as travel secretary for the Mets.Samuels is also suspected in connection with items that went missing from the Mets clubhouse, including hundreds of bats, baseballs and jerseys.He is believed to have told Major League Baseball that he bet on games, a violation of league policy. Copyright © 2010 AFP. All rights reserved. More »
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