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Switzerland to return soccer cash stashed at Swiss banks to South America
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss prosecutors are preparing to return money to the South American soccer association that was seized from Swiss bank accounts during a sweeping global probe of corruption involving world soccer officials.
Soccer attracts most misconduct allegations in global sports - report
(Reuters) - Soccer accounted for 87% of 240 allegations of misconduct reported to the Sport Integrity (SI) Hotline over the last two years, highlighting "a significant number of match-fixing, internal corruption and sexual abuse issues".
Italian police arrest Juventus fan chiefs for blackmailing club
MILAN (Reuters) - Police on Monday arrested 10 chiefs of hardline Juventus supporters clubs on suspicion of blackmailing the Serie A champions to obtain free tickets to sell on the black market in the latest blow to the image of Italian football.
Former Anderlecht general manager arrested in widening fraud sting
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Anderlecht's former general manager Herman van Holsbeeck was arrested on Thursday in a widening investigation into fraud, corruption and money laundering during player transfers.
Soccer agent seized in Monaco on fraud charges
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A soccer agent has been arrested in Monaco on charges in Belgium of fraud, corruption and money laundering in player transfers, Belgian prosecutors said on Wednesday.
IAAF bans former Diack lawyer Cisse for life
(Reuters) - Habib Cisse, former legal adviser to disgraced IAAF ex-president Lamine Diack, has been banned for life for corruption and fined $25,000, the IAAF Ethics Board said on Monday.
Ex-Major League Baseball player Dotel has Dominican charge dismissed, freed on bail
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - A Dominican court released former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel on bail on Thursday after he spent nine days in detention over allegations of money laundering.
Exclusive: French investigators focus on Dentsu partner in sports corruption probe
NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) - French authorities investigating corruption in international sports believe a Swiss partner of Japanese advertising giant Dentsu Inc played a "central and essential role" in deals used to embezzle sponsorship money and have asked Switzerland to raid its office and seize evidence, according to a person with knowledge of the probe and documents related to the case reviewed by Reuters.
Swiss indict former German soccer officials over World Cup payment
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss federal prosecutors have filed fraud charges against three former senior German soccer officials and one Swiss over a suspect payment linked to the 2006 World Cup hosted by Germany, the Swiss Attorney General's office said on Tuesday.
Olympics - Japan's Yamashita appointed chief as Takeda resigns in graft probe
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) picked former Olympic judo champion Yasuhiro Yamashita as its new chief after the resignation of Tsunekazu Takeda, who is being investigated for suspected corruption related to the Tokyo 2020 bid.