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Bolivian former football official given 3-year prison sentence

Xinhua, December 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

Bolivia's Attorney General Ramiro Guerrero on Friday confirmed a three-year prison sentence for Jose Zambrano, former secretary of the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF).

   "The judicial authority, on Friday morning, issued a three-year jail sentence against FBF's former secretary Jose Zambrano," Guerrero told local press.

   Zambrano is accused of organized crime and money laundering, Guerrero said, adding the sentence comes as part of an investigation into suspected wrongdoing by several former Bolivian football officials.

   The U.S. Attorney General's Office is spearheading an investigation into corruption at world soccer body FIFA and regional football associations, leading to numerous arrests of active and former Latin American soccer officials.

   Other officials charged with fraud, bribery or misuse of funds include FBF's president and treasurer of Conmebol (South American Football Confederation), Carlos Chavez, as well as FBF's second vice president, Jorge Justiniano, and executive secretary, Alberto Lozada.  Endi