Man with same name as 'Babe' Ruth accused of fraud, using dead baseball players' names

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Tennessee man is facing more than 90 federal charges after he was accused of submitting hundreds of fraudulent class action lawsuit claims using the names of dead or retired baseball players.

On August 12, 69 year-old George Herman Ruth, of Morristown, was indicted on 91 criminal counts, including mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, fraudulent use of Social Security numbers, and money laundering. The indictment was unsealed on Thursday.

While he's accused of fraudulently using the names of dead or retired baseball players, George Herman Ruth is listed as his legal name on court paperwork. It's unclear if he may have changed his name to match that of baseball icon George Herman "Babe" Ruth.

According to the indictment, between January 2023 and July 10, 20