JIT Veto Match Fixing Press Conference The Hague 4 February 2013

Austria Finland Germany Hungary Slovenia Netherlands Malaysia Croatia Bosnia & Herzegovina Belgium Lithuania Bulgaria United Kingdom Gibraltar Singapore Alderney Moldova Cyprus Canada Turkey Portugal Russia Malta Isle of Man Estonia Italy Czech Republic Philippines Hong Kong Macedonia Greece Switzerland Slovakia EUROPOL – JIT Veto Match Fixing Press Conference – The Hague 4 February 2013

Residence of the suspects EUROPOL – JIT Veto Match Fixing Press Conference – The Hague 4 February 2013

Suspected Cases EUROPOL – JIT Veto Match Fixing Press Conference – The Hague 4 February 2013

Players / Officials and referees Bet receiver and runners Bets in Asia Example Match day 31.10.2009, 14.00 h Effort 201.249,00 € Payout 452.949,00 € Net profit 251.700,00 € Broker of bets Level of command Information acquisition, information control, planning, implementation, network expansion Ambient first-line management Arranging football players, contact persons to next level in Germany and foreign states Players / Officials and referees Money courier / bank accounts / observer Bet receiver and runners EUROPOL – JIT Veto Match Fixing Press Conference – The Hague 4 February 2013

Betting input and betting outcome EUROPOL – JIT Veto Match Fixing Press Conference – The Hague 4 February 2013

Further Results of Investigation Maximum Bribe Money: 140.000 € Maximum Bet Profit per match: 700.000 € Conviction of 14 defendants Previous prison sentences: 39 years Letters rogatory with 16 States Initiating of further investigation in other countries Further arraignments and judicial proceedings EUROPOL – JIT Veto Match Fixing Press Conference – The Hague 4 February 2013

General Consequences of the case High financial losses for associations, players and bet providers but also for each individual player Football clubs as commercial enterprise with high debts after elimination of international competitions leading up to loss of jobs Citizens lost trust in sports, but also athletes and officials. Professional football and sport bets, based on performance and fairness, are shaken to the very foundations and suffer considerable image damage. The interest of people in affected sports (like football in Asia) drops down. EUROPOL – JIT Veto Match Fixing Press Conference – The Hague 4 February 2013

General Problems for law enforcement The cooperation with 30 states is difficult and lengthy. Suspects use very new ways of worldwide communication-systems that are difficult for monitoring. During one fixed match up to 50 persons in 10 states and different continents are simultaneously involved in different criminal activities; the coordination is impossible. Different criminal liability for match fixing and betting-fraud: From acceptance of benefit, granting of an undue advantage, betting fraud, organised economic crime, up to formation of a criminal association. It is difficult to get the evidences for the fraudulent bets, especially in Asia. Monitoring- and Early-Warning-Systems have no evidentiary value. EUROPOL – JIT Veto Match Fixing Press Conference – The Hague 4 February 2013

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