Phillies player Alec Bohm sues parents for allegedly 'siphoning' his money

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Philadelphia Phillies subordinate Alec Bohm is suing his ain parents, alleging they siphoned his wealth into fiscal accounts they supposedly managed for him, past utilized it to wage their ain expenses.

Bohm’s lawsuit, filed Wednesday successful a Philadelphia court, comes aft helium began to reappraisal his idiosyncratic and fiscal affairs successful caller months. The parents allegedly tried to "freeze" Bohm retired of 4 accounts. 

Per his lawsuit, Bohm believes the parents "converted a sizable amount" of his wealth from those accounts "to their ain use."

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Alec Bohm fields the ball

Philadelphia Phillies 3rd baseman Alec Bohm is forced to clasp the shot connected a azygous by Detroit Tigers' Mark Canha during the 4th inning of a shot crippled Monday, June 24, 2024, successful Detroit.  (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Bohm’s parents, Daniel and Lisa Bohm, denied doing thing incorrect and, done their lawyer Robert Eckard said they are "deeply saddened by the allegations" and volition aggressively support themselves, per The Associated Press. Eckard claims Bohm had afloat entree to the accounts and his parents are paying his expenses connected their idiosyncratic recognition cards. 

"Mr. and Mrs. Bohm emotion their lad precise overmuch and person ever acted successful his champion interests, some personally and professionally, and inactive bash truthful to this day," Eckard said.

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Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm throws his bat aft striking retired with the bases loaded during the seventh inning of a shot crippled against the Minnesota Twins, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, successful Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

After Thursday’s 2026 play opening game, Bohm declined remark to reporters, saying, "I’m not going to code immoderate idiosyncratic matters close now."

Both parties accidental the archetypal of the accounts was opened successful 2019. His parents told him that they assigned themselves a 10% stake, strictly for medication purposes, and that Bohm was the "true" proprietor of each the LLC’s assets, Bohm’s suit said.

The accounts had assorted purposes, specified arsenic investing successful securities oregon buying existent estate. Bohm’s suit besides said they utilized wealth from The Alec Bohm Foundation to wage their expenses.

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Alec Bohm #28 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws to archetypal basal during the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Angels astatine Citizens Bank Park connected June 4, 2022, successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Bohm’s suit asks his parents to wage astatine slightest $3 cardinal successful damages, manus implicit power of the accounts and prosecute an accountant to way each dollar they transferred from Bohm’s idiosyncratic accounts to the accounts they controlled.

Bohm, 29, has a $10.2 cardinal declaration with the Phillies for the 2026 shot season. The suit said his parents unrecorded successful a recreational conveyance and question the country.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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