Former FIFA watchdog member Watson jailed for seven years


A FIFA sign is seen outside the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland in a file photo. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

MIAMI (Reuters) - A former member of world soccer body FIFA’s financial watchdog has been sentenced to seven years in prison in the Cayman Islands after being found guilty of fraud, his lawyer said.

Canover Watson, who was a member of FIFA’s Audit and Compliance Committee, was found guilty of five charges related to his time in charge of the Caribbean nation’s Health Service Authority (HSA), according to the Cayman Island's Anti-Corruption Commission, which had led the investigation.

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