US EditionMan with same name as Babe Ruth charged with using old baseball players’ names for settlement fraud
George Herman Ruth faces 91 counts including mail fraud and identity theft after allegedly using names of deceased baseball players to fraudulently claim over $550,000 from class action settlements nationwide.
- George Herman Ruth, a 69-year-old man from Morristown, Tennessee, was indicted on 91 counts related to a fraudulent claim scheme on August 21, 2025.
- The scheme, which took place from January 2023 through July 10, 2025, involved submitting hundreds of false claims on behalf of former and late professional baseball players by fraudulently utilizing their identities along with the Social Security numbers of unsuspecting individuals.
- Ruth opened more than a dozen post office boxes across Eastern Tennessee, using a sham company to launder more than $550,000 from class action payouts tied to lawsuits claiming contact lens pricing and racial discrimination.
- He pleaded guilty in a prior Indiana federal case to Social Security fraud, was sentenced to prison in 2020, went on probation from October 2023 to July 2025, and is scheduled for trial on January 27, 2026, facing up to 20 years and a $250,000 fine.
- This case highlights extensive fraudulent practices involving misuse of deceased baseball players’ identities and underscores ongoing legal consequences for repeat offenders in federal court.
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Man with same name as Babe Ruth used dead baseball players’ names for fraud, feds say
A Tennessee man with the same name as New York Yankees legend George Herman "Babe" Ruth has been indicted on 91 counts on accusations he submitted hundreds of fraudulent class action lawsuit claims, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Man with Babe Ruth's name allegedly used identities of dead baseball players to steal class action money
A Tennessee man and namesake of MLB icon Babe Ruth used the IDs of former and late baseball player to wrongly cash in on class action lawsuit settlements, federal prosecutors said recently
Babe Ruth Charged With Fraud In Tennessee Over Class Action Suits, But There's A Catch
Babe Ruth George Herman Ruth, better known as Babe Ruth, was charged with fraud in the state of Tennessee after allegedly using the names of hundreds of dead or retired baseball players to make false claims for payouts in class action settlements. But there’s a catch. It is, of course, not that Babe Ruth. The legendary New York Yankees slugger died in 1948 at the age of 53. So it couldn’t possibly be him who committed these alleged crimes. Tenne…
Tennessean named Babe Ruth charged with fraud
A Tennessee man with the same name as New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth is facing charges alleging that he used the names of hundreds of dead or retired pro baseball players to make phony claims for payouts in class action settlements.
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