A former television group director 21st Century Fox faces 40 years in prison in the United States after being convicted Thursday by a New York court of corruption by South American soccer officials, stemming from the scandal ‘Fifagate’. After a nearly two-month trial in federal court in Brooklyn, Hernán López was found guilty of fraud, money laundering and paying bribes to FIFA and South American Confederation (Conmebol) executives, according to a press release from the US court. .
An Argentine marketing company, Full Play, was also convicted in the same cases, but was found to be a corporate entity defaming officials of the Confederation of North, Central and Caribbean American Football (Concacaf). It is about obtaining the television broadcasting rights for the Copa Libertadores and the friendlies and qualifying matches of the national teams of the Americas for international competitions.
“Today’s verdict is like a victory for justice and football fans around the world. The defendants were defrauded by corrupt football officials, who acted for their own greedy interests rather than the interests of the sport, ” said the federal prosecutor of the federal jurisdiction of New York, Breon Paz.
Source: La Verdad
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