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Cayman Islands soccer ‘Groupie’ deserves time served, court told

By Adam Rhodes From LAW 360

Law360, New York (October 25, 2017, 2:46 PM EDT) — Attorneys for the former general secretary of the Cayman Islands Football Association have told a New York federal court that their client, a “sad, semi-retired” Peter Pan of a man, should be given time served for his role in the FIFA corruption scandal.

The otherwise dull life Costas Takkas led, coupled with his misguided faith in Jeffrey Webb as the savior of Caribbean soccer, warrant the below-guidelines sentence, his attorneys told the court in a memorandum Sunday.

Takkas, 60, will be sentenced Oct. 31 after pleading guilty to corruption charges.

For more on this story go to: https://www.law360.com/articles/977874/cayman-soccer-groupie-deserves-time-served-court-told

From Wikipedia:

Costas Takkas (Greek: Κώστας Τάκκας, IPA: [ˈkostas ˈtakas]) is a football administrator, the attaché to the CONCACAF president, and the former CIFA general secretary.

Takkas was arrested in May 2015 in Switzerland to face corruption charges in the United States.[2] He was banned by FIFA Ethics Committee.[3]

Takkas obtained his designation as a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1982,[4] having earned his undergraduate degree from Imperial College London in 1978.[5]

Costas Takkas
Born Costas Michael Takkas[1]
February 1957 (age 60)
Mia Milia, Cyprus
Nationality Greek/British
Education Holloway School
Alma mater Imperial College London
Occupation Attaché to the CONCACAFpresident
Known for Former Cayman Islands Football Association general secretary

References[edit]
Jump up ^ “Executive Profile”. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
Jump up ^ Apuzzo, Matt; Schmidt, Michael S.; Rashbaum, William K.; Borden, Sam. “FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Blatter Isn’t Among Them”. New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
Jump up ^ “The FIFA Case: Questions, Answers and Updates”. The New York Times. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
Jump up ^ “Profile: Costas Takkas”. Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
Jump up ^ “Συνέλαβαν στελέχη της FIFA στη Ζυρίχη” (in Greek). zougla.gr. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costas_Takkas

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