From New York Post · · 50s
Former MLB Player and Wife Charged in $60K Youth Baseball Fraud
Former MLB player Rich Butler and his wife face fraud charges after allegedly scamming $60,000 from Canadian families for unused baseball training.
In brief
Former MLB player Rich Butler and his wife face fraud charges after allegedly scamming $60,000 from Canadian families for unused baseball training. Former MLB player Rich Butler and his wife are charged with fraud after collecting $60,000 from families for unused youth baseball training services. Originally reported…
Fraud Charges Against Butler
Former MLB player Rich Butler and his wife are accused of collecting $60,000 from Canadian families for unused youth baseball training services.
Fraud Scheme Details
Families enrolled children in Butler's Ontario Devil Rays 2025-26 program, paying registration fees that were never provided.
Charges and Consequences
Butler and his wife face fraud over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, and uttering a forged document charges.
The main idea
Former MLB player Rich Butler and his wife are charged with fraud after collecting $60,000 from families for unused youth baseball training services.
