In 2015, a major investigation into the football world was launched by law enforcement in the United States and Switzerland, causing one storm after another, wrote lrytas.lt.
A number of scandalous facts were revealed, but until now, none of the individuals suspected of corruption have ended up behind bars. Until Wednesday. Former judge and head of the Guatemalan Football Federation is set to become the first person to be sentenced in the US.
63-year-old Hector Trujillo's trial is scheduled for Wednesday in Brooklyn. He pleaded guilty back in June to charges of fraud and conspiracy.
H. Trujillo admitted to accepting nearly 200,000 US dollars in bribes from companies seeking to secure sports marketing contracts. In exchange for the payments, the companies received the opportunity to advertise during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup qualifying matches.
According to H. Trujillo's confession documents, he cannot dispute a sentence of less than four years and nine months. He also agreed to pay a fine of 175,000 US dollars.
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