Argentine Father-Son Duo in FIFA Corruption Scandal Admits Paying Bribes
- Hugo Jinkis and Mariano Jinkis, Argentine sports marketing executives, admitted to paying bribes to international soccer officials to secure lucrative media rights for major tournaments, including World Cup qualifiers and the Copa America.
- The Jinkises were charged following a 2015 investigation that exposed corruption within FIFA and continental soccer confederations CONCACAF and CONMEBOL.
- They reached a deferred prosecution agreement with US prosecutors in which they agreed to forfeit $50 million and fraud charges against them will be dropped.
- The bribes paid by the Jinkises formed part of a scheme to defraud FIFA, CONCACAF, and CONMEBOL of media rights revenues.
16 Articles
16 Articles
Argentine businessmen Hugo and Mariano Jinkis admitted to paying bribes to football officials for lucrative television and commercial rights.
Argentine father-son duo in FIFA corruption scandal admits paying bribes
Two Argentine sports marketing executives embroiled in a huge FIFA corruption scandal admitted Thursday to bribing international football officials to secure lucrative media rights, as they struck a deal with US prosecutors to avoid trial.
Two Argentine sports marketing officials admitted to the US court that they had corrupted football leaders to obtain retransmission rights.
FIFA Corruption Row Deepens As Argentine Father-Son Duo Admit Bribing Officials
Two Argentine sports marketing executives embroiled in a huge FIFA corruption scandal admitted Thursday to bribing international soccer officials to secure lucrative media rights, as they struck a deal with US prosecutors to avoid trial.
Argentine father and son plead guilty to FIFA corruption scheme worth tens of millions of dollars Hugo and Mariano Jinkis have pleaded guilty to FIFA bribery and agreed to forfeit $50 million. Their case could be closed by 2027.
Hugo Jinkis and Mariano Jinkis, a father and his son, admitted that they had paid these funds for lucrative retransmission rights at a hearing in a federal court in New York.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
