The Yankees star allegedly paid his cousin nearly $1 million to keep his secret, according to documents filed in federal court.
Federal prosecutors claim that Yankees star Alex Rodriguez paid Yuri Sucart, his cousin and former personal assistant, nearly $1 million to keep quiet about the baseball player's alleged use of PEDs.
Details about Sucart's arrangement with his cousin surfaced in court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, The Daily News first reported.
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Bosch, former owner of the Biogenesis of America clinic in Coral Gables, pleaded guilty last month to providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes, including Rodriguez. Rodriguez has denied this connection.
Sucart allegedly agreed to keep his cousin's secret for "a sum of $5 million dollars and a life estate for he and his wife in the house (free and clear of any liens and mortgages) where he is currently living."
Per the court document, the baseball player and his cousin signed an agreement in June 2013. With a bulk payment of $700,000, and $200,000 paid over three months, Rodriguez effectively bought Sucart's silence for $900,000, officials charge.
The document says Sucart is using the money he was paid by Rodriguez to pay for his defense attorney.
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