National Amateur League club Attard FC have been given a nine-point penalty, fined €1,000 and banned for five years from international competitions after t
Man admits to match fixing, police raid yields €30,000 in cash
A 21-year-old man from Qormi has been fined €50,000 and given a suspended prison sentence after he admitted to match fixing charges relating to Attard F.C
13 January 2021, 12:10pm
by Matthew Agius
A 21-year-old man from Qormi has been fined €50,000 and given a suspended prison sentence after he admitted to match fixing charges relating to Attard F.C.
Rudgear Scerri appeared in the dock before magistrate Charmaine Galea this morning, accused of involvement in the manipulation of a sporting event, failing to pass on information regarding that manipulation to the Commissioner of Police, taking bets without the requisite licence.
A man was handed a suspended sentence and a €50,000 fine after admitting to match-fixing charges relating to Attard FC.
Rudgear Scerri, a 21-year-old Qormi resident, was escorted to court on Wednesday under arrest and charged with breaching the law on prevention of corruption in sports.
He was charged with involvement in the manipulation of a sporting event, failing to pass on information to the police authorities, as well as conducting unlicensed gaming, namely taking bets.
Prosecuting Inspectors George Frendo and Wayne Borg explained how the accused had been arrested following a tip-off to the police, who then searched his home.