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A former president of Brazil’s soccer federation was sentenced on Wednesday by a US judge to four years in prison after being convicted on corruption charges related to the bribery scandal at Fifa, the sport’s governing body.
Jose Maria Marin, 86, was sentenced by US District Judge Pamela Chen in Brooklyn, New York. He was also fined US$1.2 million and ordered to forfeit US$3.34 million.
Marin, the former head of Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF), was convicted on December 22 by a federal jury on six conspiracy counts, including conspiracy to commit racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering.
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He was among the first to stand trial over what US prosecutors called a sprawling scheme involving payments of more than US$200 million in bribes and kickbacks for marketing and broadcast rights for soccer matches.
Prosecutors said that Marin had received several million dollars in bribes.

“We are disappointed in the length of the sentence but appreciate the judge’s efforts to strike a fair balance,” Marin’s lawyer Charles Stillman, said in an email. “Mr. Marin will pursue an appeal.”
Prosecutors had sought a minimum 10-year prison term, less the 13 months that Marin has already spent in custody.
Defence lawyers said that Marin’s age and health meant he should be sentenced to time served, court papers showed. CBF declined to comment.
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At least 42 individuals and entities have been charged in the Fifa probe, and many have pleaded guilty.
Juan Angel Napout of Paraguay, a former head of South America’s soccer governing body CONMEBOL, was a co-defendant at Marin’s trial and was also convicted. His sentencing is scheduled for August 29, court records showed. The third defendant at the trial, former Peruvian soccer official Manuel Burga, was acquitted.
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Jose Maria Marin at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York last year. Photo: AFP

(FILES) In this handout file picture taken on July 5, 2014 and released by the Brazilian football Confederation (CBF), Brazil's star Neymar (L) is greeted by the then president of the CBF, Jose Maria Marin, before his departure to his home in Guaruya, at Granja Comary training centre in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. - A US federal judge on August 22, 2018 sentenced Jose Maria Marin, the 86-year-old former head of the Brazilian football federation, to four years in a US prison over the massive FIFA corruption scandal. Marin was found guilty on December 22 in connection with nearly $6.6 million in bribes from sports marketing companies in exchange for contracts to broadcast major tournaments like the Copa America and the Copa Libertadores. (Photo by RICARDO STUCKERT / Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / CBF / RICARDO STUCKERT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 27: Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks at a packed news conference at the U.S. Attorneys Office of the Eastern District of New York following the early morning arrest of world soccer figures, including officials of FIFA, for racketeering, bribery, money laundering and fraud on May 27, 2015 in New York City. The morning arrests took place at a hotel where FIFA members were attending a meeting for the world governing body of soccer (football) in Switzerland. The Justice Department unsealed a 47 count indictment early Wednesday charging 14 world soccer figures. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

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FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2014 file photo FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures as he attends a news conference in Marrakech, Morocco. The FBI is investigating Blatter's role in a kickbacks scandal that involved his predecessor as FIFA president, Joao Havelange, the BBC reported Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Russian President Vladimir Putin watch the ceremony prior to the Russia 2018 World Cup Group A football match between Russia and Saudi Arabia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on June 14, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / SPUTNIK / Alexey DRUZHININ

epa06708869 Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) holds his fan ID as he and FIFA President Gianni Infantino (R) visit the fan ID distribution center of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, 03 May 2018. The FIFA World Cup 2018 will take place in Russia from 14 June until 15 July 2018. EPA-EFE/ALEXEY NIKOLSKY / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

REFIULE - ADDING KEYWORD TO CAPTION FBI agents bring out boxes after an operation inside the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football) offices in Miami Beach, Florida May 27, 2015. The world's most popular sport was plunged into turmoil on Wednesday as seven powerful soccer figures were arrested on U.S. corruption charges and faced extradition from Switzerland, whose authorities also announced a criminal investigation into the awarding of the next two World Cups. The arrests in a dawn raid at a five-star Zurich hotel mark an unprecedented blow against soccer's governing body FIFA, which for years has been dogged by allegations of corruption but always escaped major criminal cases. REUTERS/Javier Galeano

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Indicted former FIFA vice president Jack Warner sits in his office on June 6, 2015 in Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago. A member of Parliament, Warner has continued attending his constituencies after being released on bail from jail. He was indicted by the United States for allegedly taking a $10 million bribe to help South Africa win the race to host the 2010 World Cup. AFP PHOTO / DIEGO URDANETA

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At least 42 individuals and entities have been charged in the bribery scandal, and many have pleaded guilty


At least 42 individuals and entities have been charged in the bribery scandal, and many have pleaded guilty.


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