Wednesday 22 November 2017

FIFA bans three Presidents as they pledged guilty to fraud.

The ethics of committee of World Football governing body, (FIFA) has banned the former president of Guam, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Football association for corruption.


Richard Lai Ex-Guam FA boss and former Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Official also FIFA committee member pleaded guilty to fraud in the United State after carrying out an investigation which was opened in April.


Lai, former Venezuelan FA chief Rafael Esquivel and ex-Nicaraguan FA president Julio Rocha have been banned from all football related activities because they pledged guilty in the United States to charges of wire fraud to racketeering and money laundering.


However, ex-South American Football bosses; Peru’s Manuel Burga, Brazilian Jose Maria Marin and Juan Angel Napout of Paraguay are also on trial in New York. They have pledged not guilty to charges of fraud, money laundering and racketeering.






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