Dodgers owner Mark Walter denies reports, says team payroll is supported by revenue: 'There has been no fraud'

The Los Angeles Dodgers have become baseball's villain in the minds of opposing fans, thanks to their criminal dedication to trying to win more games. And if there's one thing fans won't tolerate, it's trying to win more games instead of putting profits first.

But fans who have that view were handed an enormous gift recently when news broke that the team's principal owner, Mark Walter, was under investigation by the federal government. Walter is alleged to have used investment funds to make loans directly to other businesses.