Sunday, January 16, 2011

German prosecutors charge 6 over US$3.7mil match fixing scandal

BERLIN: German prosecutors say they have charged six individuals with fraud over a betting scheme that allegedly netted €2.8 million ($3.7 million) and involved European football players and referees.
Bochum prosecutors said in a statement Friday that two of the suspects paid out about €550,000 worth of bribes to manipulate 26 friendlies and other matches in European competitions. They did not release the suspects' names.
  

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