New York (EFE) footballers.
This was determined this Friday in a federal court in New York by the judge in charge of the case, Pamela Chen. She who sentenced Burzaco for the crimes committed, but who did not impose a prison sentence or economic sanctions on him.
The one who was head of Tournaments and Competitions – a major South American football television broadcasting company – had previously agreed to pay a fine of 21.6 million dollars for his role in the FIFA plot.
The case of Alejandro Burzaco
Burzaco was one of the first accused in 2015 in the great case opened by the US against corruption in FIFA. He turned himself in to the Police in Italy, to be later extradited to New York. There he spent time under house arrest and controlled by an electronic bracelet.
The businessman finally chose to plead guilty and cooperate with the prosecutors of the so-called “FIFAgate”. Testifying in the processes against other defendants and helping in the following years to obtain several convictions when counting.
For example, how he paid bribes to the heads of federations to obtain broadcast rights for matches and tournaments.
That ultimately helped him avoid jail and even probation, according to the judge’s decision made public by the court, which specifies that his passport will also be returned to him.