Former Brazil boss sentenced

New York – A former president of Brazil’s football federation has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted on corruption charges related to the bribery scandal at Fifa, the sport’s governing body.

Jose Maria Marin, 86, was sentenced by US District Judge Pamela Chen in New York. He was also fined $1.2 million and ordered to forfeit $3.34 million.

Marin, the former head of the federation, was convicted on December 22 by a federal jury on six conspiracy counts. –