So why did Bosch cooperate with MLB in the first place?:
"Bosch lawyer Guy Lewis, a former U.S. attorney in Miami, said that
without his cooperation, MLB would not have had sufficient evidence to
sustain Rodriguez's suspension. Lewis said Bosch has met dozens of times
with U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and helped prosecutors
pore over thousands of pages of documents.
That cooperation,
Lewis added, came despite threats from unnamed people warning Bosch to
keep his mouth shut, forcing him to hire security services and move to
several different locations. Bosch was also offered $150,000 to flee to
Colombia and 'lay low,' but he did not, Lewis said.
'Mr. Bosch has cooperated thoroughly and extensively,' Lewis said. 'He was truthful. He was reliable.'
But Gayles refused Lewis' request that Bosch receive a lighter sentence of just under three years."
Bosch is a criminal and not a sympathetic figure. But MLB conned the guy and got what they wanted. MLB promised a lighter sentence they couldn't deliver. MLB got ARod for a full season and washed away all their steroid sins.
Is everybody happy now?
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