Did Tejada commit fraud?
Did Tejada commit fraud? Saturday April 19, 2008#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) Miguel Tejada is under investigation for perjury already by the Department of Justice. Should we add a fraud count as well? ESPN performed some background checks on Tejada, the new Houston Astros’ shortstop and the 2002 American League MVP. They confronted him with evidence that his birthdate is May 25, 1974. The Astros’ media guide lists his birthday as May 25, 1976. Tejada walked away from the interview – see it on YouTube here – but later confessed to team officials that he’s really 33, not 31. He convinced scouts he was 17 instead of 19 back in the Dominican Republic back in 1993, when he was originally signed. “It was brought to our attention that the date we carry for Tejada, the year of birth, is incorrect,” Houston GM Ed Wade told the Associated Pre
