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A Tennessee man who shares the same name as MLB legend Babe Ruth has been federally charged after he allegedly used the names of hundreds of dead or former pro baseball players in a wide-ranging scheme.

George Herman Ruth faces 91 counts in an indictment handed down in U.S. District Court in Greeneville, Tennessee, on Aug. 12, the U.S. attorney’s office announced. The suspect allegedly invoked Ruth’s name and the identities of other former baseball players in false claims for payouts in class action settlements, prosecutors said.

The 69-year-old Morristown man is charged with mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, fraudulent use of Social Security numbers, money laundering, making false statements to his probation officer and possessing firear

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