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February 22, 2012
Former Fausto Carmona Hopes to Return to Cleveland: Roberto Hernandez, the 31-year-old pitcher formerly known as Fausto Carmona, hopes to be pardoned from identity theft charges in the Dominican Republic so he can rejoin the Cleveland Indians this coming season. He was arrested in January for lying about his name and claiming his age was three years younger. The New York Times reported last month that "more than a dozen players could soon lose their contracts because of age and identity issues."
"Identity theft? Cleveland Indians? These things write themselves."
- NCAI Spokesperson
posted by owlhouse at 08:11 PM on February 22, 2012
This episode has only whetted the appetite of the name police. They're after bigger fish now.
So it's on to Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo, who has been passing himself off as Dikembe Mutombo.
posted by beaverboard at 08:38 PM on February 22, 2012
I'm pretty sure one of his middle names is Chumbawumba.
posted by wfrazerjr at 01:21 PM on February 23, 2012
His identity theft should revolve around him posing as a major league pitcher the past few years. That charade has offended me more than I can say.