Raul Mondesi sentenced to prison for corruption as mayor in Dominican Republic

Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Raul Mondesi has been sentenced to prison for corruption while serving as a mayor in the Dominican Republic.

Mondesi was elected mayor of his hometown, San Cristobal, in 2010 for a six-year term. He was placed under six months of house arrest in February for his role in an embezzlement scandal that saw 300 million pesos embezzled during his term.

Mondesi and others involved in the scandal received their sentence on Wednesday. Mondesi was sentenced to eight years in prison and was fined 60 million pesos.

Mondesi, 46, played in MLB from 1993-2005, most notably playing for the Dodgers from ’93-’99. During his time with the team he won NL Rookie of the Year, was named to an All-Star team, and won two Gold Gloves.