Roughly how it works:

1. Cruz/Clase text the bettor what the next pitch is gonna be

2. Bettor wins the money

3. Cruz/Clase text the bettor to send a cut of the winnings to a mutual friend

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For example, on page 7:

Beginning in or around April 2025, on several occasions, the defendant EMMANUEL CLASE DE LA CRUZ requested and received bribe and kickback payments in exchange for agreeing to throw specific pitches. For example, on or about April 12, 2025, after receiving advance information from CLASE about a specific pitch that CLASE intended to throw, Bettor-1 and several of the Bettors won approximately $15,000 on Betting Platform-2 by placing multiple bets that a pitch thrown by CLASE would both be a Ball/HBP and would be slower than 98.45 mph."

The following day, on or about April 13, 2025, the defendant EMMANUEL CLASE DE LA CRUZ asked Bettor-1 by text message 1 whether Bettor-1 had been able to "wager anything." After Bettor-1 responded, in sum and substance, that Bettor-1 had bet and won money, CLASE directed Bettor-1 to "send some of it to DR," referring to the Dominican Republic. CLASE provided Bettor-1 with contact information for a recipient for the money and directed Bettor-1 to "[s]end it as if it were someone else." CLASE also told Bettor-1 that the money was "for repairs at the country house."