Printed from JudicialWatch.org Jun 6, 2000 |
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Orioles Spokesmen Admitted to Discriminatory Hiring Practices Major League Baseball's Silence �Deafening' (Washington, DC) Judicial Watch asked Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig yesterday to investigate the hiring practices of the Baltimore Orioles and its owner Peter Angelos. Spokesmen for the Orioles and Angelos have admitted in published reports to refusing to consider hiring Cuban defectors for the struggling team. Judicial Watch also recently filed a similar complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The letter to Selig, which was sent on June 5, 2000, asks Major League Baseball immediately to investigate the Orioles organization for allegations of discriminatory conduct in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. In its letter to Mr. Selig, Judicial Watch wrote:
Judicial Watch is a public interest group that investigates and prosecutes corruption. A copy of Judicial Watch's letter to Mr. Selig is available on the Judicial Watch Internet site at www.judicialwatch.org. |