Gheorghe 'Gica' Popescu, the Romanian international of the 1990s who had spells at Tottenham and Barcelona, has been jailed for three years and one month for tax evasion and money laundering related to murky transfer deals.
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Popescu and seven others were found to have registered false sums for 12 transfers of Romanian players to foreign clubs between 1999 and 2005, which prosecutors claim cost the state €1.7 million. The clubs involved were Dinamo Bucharest, Rapid Bucharest, Otelul Galati and Gloria Bistrita.
Popescu had been due to take over the Presidency of the Romanian FA the day after he was sentenced. He has no right to appeal.
H/T: offthepost.info
