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Two businessmen have been found guilty of plotting to fix the results of lower league football matches. Two businessmen and a footballer have been found guilty of being involved in a plot to fix the results of lower league football matches.
Chann Sankaran and Krishna Ganeshan, both from Singapore, were convicted of conspiracy to commit bribery.Chann Sankaran and Krishna Ganeshan, both from Singapore, were convicted of conspiracy to commit bribery.
Footballer Hakeem Adelakun was cleared of the same charge at Birmingham Crown Court. Former Whitehawk FC defender Michael Boateng was found guilty while Hakeem Adelakun, who also played for the club, was cleared of the same charge.
Jurors are still considering verdicts on former Whitehawk FC footballers Moses Swaibu and Michael Boateng. The jury is still considering the case against footballer Moses Swaibu.
Sankaran, 33, of Hawthorn Road, Hastings, East Sussex, and Ganeshan, 44, of Hougang Avenue, Singapore, were described during their trial as the "central figures" in efforts to influence the outcome of matches in League Two and the Conference South. Sankaran, 33, of Hougang Avenue, Singapore and Ganeshan, 44, of Hawthorn Road, Hastings, East Sussex, were described during their trial as the "central figures" in efforts to influence the outcome of matches in League Two and the Conference South in November last year.
Former Whitehawk FC player Adelakun, 23, of Thornton Heath, south London, told the jury at that he knew nothing at all about any plot to fix matches. Mr Adelakun, 23, of Thornton Heath, south London, told the jury at Birmingham Crown Court that he knew nothing at all about any plot to fix matches.
Mr Swaibu and Mr Boateng also played for the Brighton-based football club. Boateng, 22, of Davidson Road, Croydon, south London, and Mr Swaibu both played for the Brighton-based football club.
Mr Boateng, 22, of Davidson Road, Croydon, south London, and Mr Swaibu, of Tooley Street, Bermondsey, south London, both deny a single count of conspiracy to offer, promise or give a financial advantage Mr Swaibu, 25, of Tooley Street, Bermondsey, south London, denies a single count of conspiracy to offer, promise or give a financial advantage