For falsifying its boundary map and using players who lived outside the team's zone, Chicago-based Jackie Robinson West has been stripped of its title as last year's Little League national champion.

The stripping of its title was based on the result of an investigation that was launched after a rival coach claimed that the team was using players who were living outside of its boundary.

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With the latest ruling, the US title has been awarded to Las Vegas Mountain Ridge Little League.

Aside from stripping Jackie Robinson West of its 2014 title, the Little League also suspended team manager Darold Butler from Little League activity.

Jackie Robinson West Little League has been placed on probation with its tournament privileges suspended until such a time that new leadership in the positions of President, Anne Haley, and Treasurer, Bill Haley, have been elected or appointed, and that the league is fully compliant with all Little League International Regulations.

Illinois District 4 Administrator, Michael Kelly, has also been removed from his position.

"After an extensive review of the operations of Jackie Robinson West Little League and Illinois District 4, the Little League International Charter/Tournament Committee has determined that the Jackie Robinson West Little League and Illinois District 4 Administrator knowingly violated Little League International Rules and Regulations by placing players on their team who did not qualify to play because they lived outside the team's boundaries," reads the decision of Little League International.

Little League International found that Jackie Robinson West Little League used a falsified boundary map for their 2014 tournament, and that Jackie Robinson West Little League officials met with other leagues in Illinois District 4 to try to get the territory they wrongfully claimed was theirs for their 2014 tournament.

"For more than 75 years, Little League has been an organization where fair play is valued over the importance of wins and losses," said Mr. Stephen D. Keener, Little League International President and CEO.

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