NEW YORK (AP) — A former judge who led Guatemala's soccer federation is set to be the first person sentenced in the U.S. in the world soccer scandal.
Hector Trujillo, 63, is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy in June.
Trujillo admitted to accepting nearly $200,000 in bribes from a company trying to secure sports marketing contracts.
Prosecutors say the former general secretary of Guatemala's soccer federation should serve more than three years in prison and pay $415,000 in restitution. Defense lawyers are asking for no prison time for crimes between 2009 and 2016.