Former Woodmere mayor and Florida Marlins relief pitcher Charles E. Smith pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to charges accusing him of buying stolen credit cards on the dark web and purchasing more than $10,000 in gas.
, who was a pitcher for the Florida Marlins before he served two terms as mayor of the tiny southeast suburb of 800 people from 2009 to 2017, used the gas to deliver Amazon packages, prosecutors said.
Smith went on the dark web, a portion of the internet that requires special servers to access and allows users to remain completely anonymous, and bought account numbers and addresses of hundreds of stolen credit or debit cards from May 2019 through May 2020, prosecutors say.Smith charged more than $10,000 to cards with the pilfered information at gas stations across Northeast Ohio as he delivered packages for Amazon, prosecutors said. Victims of the theft were spread across 25 states.
Smith, who filed for personal bankruptcy in 2009, returned to politics in 2019 and won a seat on Woodmere Village Council. Smith resigned in March 2020 after less than three months in office, citing health reasons,Smith, whom the Houston Astros signed as an undrafted free agent in 1991, toiled in the minor leagues for nine seasons before making his Major League debut in 2000. Smith pitched in two seasons, going 11–11 with a 3.84 ERA in 34 games.
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