Former Barcelona president Josep Lluis Nunez has been sentenced to two
years and two months in prison for the embezzlement of 13 million euros
in public funds, although the 82-year-old is unlikely to serve any time
behind bars because of his age, according to El Pais.
Nunez was Barca president between 1978 and 2000, overseeing successes
including signing Diego
Maradona in 1982 and winning a first European
Cup trophy in 1992, but regular controversies and internal rows
eventually saw him step down in 2000.
He was rarely seen at the Camp Nou under subsequent presidents Joan Gaspart and Joan Laporta, but Sandro Rosell, who resigned last week amid the ongoing investigation into the signing of Neymar, made a point of welcoming him back to games and official events in recent years.
Spain’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a finding from a lower court
that Nunez had been a main part of a conspiracy that saw tax inspectors
maintain “a pact of silence” while being paid millions of euros to
accept returns they knew to be false.
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