WCQ - CONCACAF
FIFA life ban for Guatemalan jailed in soccer bribery case
WCQ - CONCACAF

FIFA life ban for Guatemalan jailed in soccer bribery case

Published May. 8, 2018 3:16 p.m. ET

ZURICH (AP) FIFA ethics judges have imposed a life ban from soccer on a Guatemalan official who took bribes linked to marketing deals for World Cup qualifying games.

Hector Trujillo was the first defendant sentenced last October in a sprawling American investigation of soccer corruption. He received an eight-month prison term after admitting wire fraud and conspiracy charges.

FIFA says its ethics committee has fined Trujillo $200,000 but it is unclear how the sport's ruling body can enforce payment.

In a Brooklyn federal court, Trujillo was said to have received bribes totaling $175,000 as the Guatemalan soccer federation's CEO-like general secretary. He was ordered to pay $415,000 in restitution.

ADVERTISEMENT

Trujillo, a former constitutional court judge, was arrested in Florida during a December 2015 cruise holiday, just days after the U.S. Justice Department unsealed an indictment against him.

share


Get more from WCQ - CONCACAF Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more