{"id":152526,"date":"2021-01-12T09:31:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T06:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-rod-faces-racketeering-allegations-in-new-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2021-01-12T09:31:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T06:31:19","slug":"a-rod-faces-racketeering-allegations-in-new-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-rod-faces-racketeering-allegations-in-new-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"#A-Rod faces &#8216;racketeering&#8217; allegations in new lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#A-Rod faces &#8216;racketeering&#8217; allegations in new lawsuit<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/arod-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>An amended complaint added to a lawsuit filed against Alex Rodriguez by his former brother-in-law accuses the ex-Yankee of \u201cracketeering and embezzlement\u201d in connection with a real-estate deal.<\/p>\n<p>Constantine Scurtis, whose sister, Cynthia Scurtis, was married to A-Rod from 2002 to 2008, has claimed the former slugger pushed him out of a moneymaking venture, according to court papers filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court.<\/p>\n<p>The new papers, filed on Monday, add the serious new allegations, citing text messages and letters, according to Constantine Scurtis\u2019 lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Rodriguez will face a jury on August 2, 2021, to answer claims that he and his co-conspirators engaged in a pattern of racketeering and embezzlement,\u201d Scurtis attorney Katherine Eskovitz said.<\/p>\n<p>The new filing alleges that A-Rod \u201cfirst cheated on his wife and then cheated Mr. Scurtis out of the proceeds from their wildly profitable real-estate venture,\u201d according to another member of Scurtis\u2019 legal team, Nate Holcomb.<\/p>\n<p>Scurtis had originally filed a $50 million lawsuit against Rodriguez last July. 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