Seventh-Inning Stretch · Off the Bench
The Clubhouse Stash
People v. Samuels (2012)
Charge: Criminal possession of stolen property and criminal tax fraud - longtime clubhouse manager accused of taking team memorabiliaCourt: New York State court, Queens CountyDocket: Off the Bench
Is a longtime clubhouse manager guilty of possessing stolen property for a stash of team gear and memorabilia he kept after leaving the job?
The facts
For decades a man ran the home clubhouse and equipment room for a New York big-league club. After he was fired in 2010, investigators found a huge stash of team gear in a friend's basement in Connecticut: hundreds of jerseys, more than 800 bats, hats, batting helmets and equipment bags, including a full set of autographed uniforms from a championship season. The items were valued at about $2.3 million. Queens prosecutors charged him with possessing stolen property and with tax fraud.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: People v. Samuels, N.Y. Supreme Court, Queens County; guilty plea Feb. 2012; sentenced Apr. 16, 2012 (no reported opinion)
Read more at cbsnews.com. The source reveals the outcome.