Juventus blackmailed: six hooligan leaders convicted
Hooligan bosses close to Juventus have now been convicted of severe extortion, money laundering and private violence.
Six hooligan bosses from the environment of the Italian record champions Juventus Turin have been convicted of severe extortion, money laundering and private violence. In the trial, which ended in Turin on Wednesday evening, a total of twelve people were charged.
The highest sentence went to a well-known hooligan leader who was sentenced to four years and ten months in prison. A five-year stadium ban was also pronounced against him. The public prosecutor had requested a 13-year prison sentence for him.
Ticket trade: Hooligans blackmailed Juve employees
The court found it proven that the hooligans had formed a criminal organization to blackmail Juve. The club had started the investigation with an advertisement in 2018.
The hooligan leaders had been trafficking in tickets. They “militarily controlled” the ticket trade for the fan curve and are said to have blackmailed Juventus employees in order to get cheaper tickets, the reports said, citing the investigators. During Operation Last Banner, raids had been carried out across Italy. The convicted hooligans can still appeal.
