Sevilla president jailed for fraud

Sevilla president jailed for
fraud
19 December 2011
Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido has
been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years
in prison.
Del Nido was found guilty of fraud,
corruption and embezzlement in the
'Minutas' case by the court of Malaga.
The offences took place between 1999
and 2003 when he worked as lawyer for
the municipality of Marbella.
The prosecutor had demanded 30 years
in prison for Del Nido, but the court
decided to settle for the lesser sentence.
Del Nido took charge at Sevilla in 2002
and has since won two UEFA Cups, the
UEFA Supercup, two Copa del Rey and the
Spanish Supercopa.
The court of Malaga has also sentenced
former Marbella mayor Julian Munoz to
seven-and-a-half years in prison for the
same offences, while former adviser Juan
Antonio Roca was sentenced to four
years behind bars.