Chicago White Sox scandals are among the most famous in baseball. Or at least one is: the Black Sox allegedly throwing the 1919 World Series.
A century later, the Chicago Tribune is reporting that former executive David Wilder and two former scouts stole (by skimming off the top) over $400,000 in contract and bonus money due to young baseball prospects in Latin America
An FBI investigation turned up enough evidence for Wilder to be charged yesterday. The White Sox fired Wilder (who was reportedly a close friend of team general manager Ken Williams) from his job as senior director of player personnel , when it learned about the investigation.
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