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| English football match-fixing accused in court | English football match-fixing accused in court |
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| Two men have appeared in court charged over alleged match-fixing in English football. | Two men have appeared in court charged over alleged match-fixing in English football. |
| Singapore national Chann Sankaran, 33, and Krishna Sanjey Ganeshan, 43, who has dual UK and Singapore nationality, are charged with conspiracy to defraud. | Singapore national Chann Sankaran, 33, and Krishna Sanjey Ganeshan, 43, who has dual UK and Singapore nationality, are charged with conspiracy to defraud. |
| The pair appeared before magistrates in Cannock, Staffordshire, accused of being part of an illegal betting syndicate based in Singapore. | The pair appeared before magistrates in Cannock, Staffordshire, accused of being part of an illegal betting syndicate based in Singapore. |
| They were remanded to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 13 December. | They were remanded to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 13 December. |
| The charges allege that between 1 November and 26 November, "the two men conspired together with each other and others to defraud bookmakers by influencing the course of football matches and placing bets thereon". | |
| The maximum sentence for this offence is 10 years in prison, the National Crime Agency said. | |
| Four other people arrested earlier this week were bailed on Thursday pending further enquiries. |