1. JIT Veto Match Fixing Press Conference
The Hague 4 February 2013

2. 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
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3. Residence of the suspects
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4. Suspected Cases
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5. Players / Officials and referees Bet receiver and runners
Bets in Asia
Example
Match day , h
Effort
,00 €
Payout
,00 €
Net profit
,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
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6. Betting input and betting outcome
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7. Further Results of Investigation
Maximum Bribe Money: €
Maximum Bet Profit per match: €
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
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8. 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.
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9. 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.
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10. Thank you for your attention! Any questions?
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