BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Anti-corruption prosecutors began an investigation Thursday into top soccer officials involving money laundering and tax evasion in the transfer of Romanian players to foreign clubs.
The prosecutors say the state should have received ¤1.7 million (US$2.5 million) in revenue and tax if the actual amounts of money received in the transfers
had been registered in the accounts of the clubs.
Romanian prosecutors pieced together information about finances related to soccer deals from countries such as the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, China and South Korea. They say 12 players were transferred to foreign clubs for bigger amounts of money than stated in the accounts.
Ten people are under investigation, including Rapid Bucharest chairman Gheorghe Copos and Dinamo chairman Cristi Borcea. The 10 are accused of diverting more than ¤10 million (US$14.6 million) to bank accounts of offshore companies from the Virgin Islands and the Netherlands to avoid paying the full tax.
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Romania, but it has recently been marred by claims of corruption and match-fixing.
http://www.pr-inside.com/romanian-soccer-investigated-for-tax-r391755.htm
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