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Former President of Honduran Soccer Federation Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Corruption Charges

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2016.  Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Rafael Callejas, the president of the Honduran soccer federation (FENAFUTH) from 2002 to 2015, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy in connection with his receipt of bribes in exchange for the awarding of contracts for the media and marketing rights to FIFA World Cup qualifier matches.  Callejas, who served as the President of the Republic of Honduras from 1990…

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