Europol supported the Spanish investigators in revealing a complex criminal network engaged in match-fixing, money laundering and document fraud. Allegedly, the team president managed the match-fixing scheme by involving trusted players in the practice. To avoid suspicion, the players relied on third parties such as relatives to place and collect their fraudulent bets. During the investigation, a Europol specialist and an analyst with a mobile office were deployed to Spain to perform real-time cross-checks and assist the investigators with forensic analysis of electronic devices.
Odds were against 17 football match fixers
