Four Mexican tennis players and one Guatemalan were suspendedtwo for life International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) as they were found guilty of rigging in this sport.
As the ITIA explained on Thursday, five players failed to defend themselves against the charges brought against them and will serve suspensions for a period that begins on September 30.
Mexican Alberto Rojas Maldonadowhich reached 992nd place in the ATP global rankings in 2015. violated betting rules 92 timesbeing the second person who committed the most crimes in history and for which he received lifetime banin addition to the fine is valid in the amount of 250 thousand dollars.
Guatemalan Christopher Diaz Figueroawho reached number 326 in the world in 2011, has already been banned for three years due to tampering, so he is now banned for life and must pay $75,000.
Jose Antonio Rodriguezwho never managed to get into the top thousand of the rating, committed eight offenses and will not appear on the professional court again in the next few years. 12 years; your fine will be 25 thousand one dollar.
Mexican Antonio Ruiz Rosalesranked 652nd in the world in 2008, received a suspension for ten years and $30,000 fine for seven violations.
Finally, Orlando Alcantara Rangel I won’t be able to play two years for the same offenses and will pay $10,000 in restitution as a fine.
The investigation that led to their punishments stems from recent events. disqualification of seven other players (Arnaud Grasse, Arthur de Greef, Julien Dubay, Romain Barbosa, Maxime Haute, Omar Salman and Alec Witmer), who were suspended from competition for a period of nine months, two to three years.
This attempt was carried out as a result of cooperation between the ITIA and the Belgian authorities, who sentenced him to five years in prison. Grigor Sargsyan, leader of a match-fixing network that included more than 180 professional tennis players which led him to become a millionaire.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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