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Federal prosecutors are seeking an 18-month prison sentence for Yasiel Puig after his conviction for federal crimes, including obstruction of justice and making false statements.
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Federal prosecutors want Yasiel Puig to serve a lengthy stay behind bars after he was convicted of federal crimes earlier this year.
A sentencing memorandum filed in a California court on Tuesday and obtained by The California Post on Wednesday shows that feds are requesting an 18-month prison sentence for the ex-Dodgers star who was found guilty in February of obstruction of justice and making false statements.
Federal prosecutors want Yasiel Puig to serve a lengthy stay behind bars after he was convicted of federal crimes earlier this year. Frederick M. Brown for New York Post
According to the filing, prosecutors are also asking for a sentence that includes three years probation as well as a $55,000 fine.
The feds argued in the memo that the sentence would be âsufficientâ because it âreflects the
nature and severity of defendantâs crimes and his lack of remorseâ as well as âpunishes defendant and deters both defendant and those contemplating committing similar offenses.â
Yasiel Puig was convicted of obstruction of justice and making false statements.
Prosecutors are requesting an 18-month prison sentence for Yasiel Puig.
Yasiel Puig was found guilty of federal crimes earlier this year, in February.
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Yasiel Puig played for the Guardians, Dodgers and Reds in his MLB career. Paul J. Bereswill
It also âacknowledges defendantâs history and characteristics,â prosecutors added.
Puigâs attorney, however, said in a statement to The Athletic â which was first to report the news of the filing â that he hoped his client would receive a far less stringent sentencing.
âYasiel Puig is a first-time offender who has already been punished through years of prosecution, reputational damage, financial consequences, and the effective destruction of his professional life,â Keri Curtis Axel said.
âA prison sentence is not proportional to the conduct and would not accomplish any rehabilitative purpose here. The Court has complete discretion over the sentence, and the defense will request a sentence of probation.â
Yasiel Puig initially agreed to plead guilty in his federal case, but ultimately backed out of the pact and took the matter to trial. Mona Shafer Edwards / BACKGRID
Prosecutors accused Puig of participating in an illegal sports gambling ring in 2019 and then lying about his involvement in it during interviews with investigators years later.
Puig initially agreed to plead guilty in the case, but ultimately backed out of the pact and took the matter to trial.
Jurors came back with their guilty verdicts on Feb. 6. At the time, prosecutors stated Puig was facing a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for the obstruction of justice charge and an additional five years in prison for the false statement charge.
Puigâs sentencing hearing is slated for May 26.