Fausto Carmona is arrested for false identity

The pitcher Fausto Carmona was arrested yesterday on Thursday for using a false identity reported authorities Dominicans.

Maximum Báez Aybar, national police spokesman stated that the Dominican of the Cleveland Indians pitcher was arrested on the outskirts of the Consulate of United States in Santo Domingo, where he went to apply for the renewal of his visa for work.

Báez Aybar said that Carmona's real name is Roberto Hernández Heredia and is three years older than he thought.

"Has 31 years and not 28 as originally thought," said Baez Aybar to The Associated Press.

He pointed out that the Public Ministry and national police Dominican, in conjunction with staff of the Consulate of the United States in the Dominican, capital detected that Carmona used a false identity to sign a professional contract with the Indians in 2000, when it was thought that he was 17 years.

The right took 7-15 with 5.25 brand of u000aeffectiveness last season with the Indians, who has played his six campaigns in baseball's major leagues.

At the end of the last campaign, Cleveland exercised an option in his contract to 2012, with a salary of seven million dollars.

This is the most recent case of false between dung identity Dominicans.

Last year it was discovered that the relief of the Florida Marlins, Leo Núñez, was in fact called Juan Carlos Oviedo and that it was one year older than the age that was in possession of the team.

Oviedo said that identity was changed when he was young to get a major league contract. The taponero cooperated with the Dominican authorities in the investigation on a network of falsification of identity, so it was not accused.

The Launcher concluded this week with the Marlins for a year and six million dollars, although still manages the visa to play in United States.

Major League opened in 2000 u000aan Office in Dominican Republic to combat problems of use of substances to improve performance and the falsification of documents.

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