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Businessmen and footballer guilty of match-fixing | |
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Two businessmen and a footballer have been found guilty of being involved in a plot to fix the results of lower league football matches. | |
Chann Sankaran and Krishna Ganeshan, both from Singapore, were convicted of conspiracy to commit bribery. | Chann Sankaran and Krishna Ganeshan, both from Singapore, were convicted of conspiracy to commit bribery. |
Former Whitehawk FC defender Michael Boateng was found guilty while Hakeem Adelakun, who also played for the club, was cleared of the same charge. | |
The jury is still considering the case against footballer Moses Swaibu. | |
Sankaran, 33, of Hougang Avenue, Singapore and Ganeshan, 44, of Hawthorn Road, Hastings, East Sussex, were described during their trial as the "central figures" in efforts to influence the outcome of matches in League Two and the Conference South in November last year. | |
Mr Adelakun, 23, of Thornton Heath, south London, told the jury at Birmingham Crown Court that he knew nothing at all about any plot to fix matches. | |
Boateng, 22, of Davidson Road, Croydon, south London, and Mr Swaibu both played for the Brighton-based football club. | |
Mr Swaibu, 25, of Tooley Street, Bermondsey, south London, denies a single count of conspiracy to offer, promise or give a financial advantage |