José Hawilla | |
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| Born | 11 July 1943
São José do Rio Preto,
São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 25 May 2018 (aged 74)
São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Criminal charge(s) | Money laundering, racketeering, and wire fraud |
| Criminal status | Guilty plea |
José Hawilla (11 July 1943 – 25 May 2018) was a Brazilian businessman, the owner and founder of Traffic Group, a multinational sports marketing conglomerate.
Hawilla was born in São José do Rio Preto to parents of Lebanese origin, in the state of São Paulo, and began his career as a sports journalist. [1] In 1980, Hawilla founded the Traffic Group, Brazil’s largest sports marketing company. [2] He died in a São Paulo hospital on 25 May 2018 at the age of 74 of respiratory failure. [3] He had been ill with pulmonary hypertension, fibrosis, emphysema and throat cancer. [4]
2015 FIFA corruption case
Hawilla pleaded guilty on 12 December 2014 to " corruption charges including racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering", in connection with what has become the 2015 FIFA corruption case. Hawilla agreed to forfeit $151 million, of which $25 million was paid in December 2014. [5]
In popular culture
Argentine actor Jean Pierre Noher portrayed Hawilla in the 2020 Amazon Prime Video original series El Presidente.
References
- ^ Rohter, Larry (14 March 2001). "Huge Soccer Scandal Taints National Obsession of Brazil". NY Times. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "The Rights Explosion". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
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^ Editorial, Reuters.
"Jose Hawilla, key witness in FIFA trial, dies aged 74".
Reuters. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
{{ cite web}}:|first=has generic name ( help) - ^ Knoploch, Carol (25 May 2018). "J. Hawilla, principal delator do Caso Fifa, morre em São Paulo" [J. Hawilla, chief informant of the Fifa Case, dies in São Paulo]. O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Halliday, Josh (27 May 2015). "Fifa corruption crisis: the key figures in the controversy". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
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