Overview

• A federal grand jury in Greeneville, Tennessee, returned a 91-count indictment on Aug. 12, according to court filings.
• George Herman Ruth, 69, of Morristown, is charged with mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, fraudulent use of Social Security numbers, money laundering, false statements to a probation officer, and unlawful firearm possession.
• Court documents say he opened more than a dozen P.O. boxes in multiple cities and used sham companies, including El Mundo Marketing LLC, to route payments.
• The filings describe hundreds of claims submitted nationwide using stolen Social Security numbers and names tied to defunct teams such as the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns.
• Ruth was previously convicted in a 2020 Social Security fraud case and was on federal probation from October 2023 to July 2025, and his public defender has declined to comment.