Former President of the Football Association of Maldives, FAM, Bassam Adil Jaleel, has been found guilty of additional charges of fraud and money laundering.
Bassam faced additional charges of fraud and money laundering for embezzling USD 1.2 million sent by FIFA to the FAM.
In today's hearing, Bassan was found guilty of the charges filed against him because the vouchers issued to the FAM for the USD 1 million given to Amin Construction were deemed invalid.
It was also found that a check for currency change from USD to Dhivehi Ruffiya was not deposited into any of the accounts held by the FAM.
The state accused Bassam of using the USD 1.2 million given by FIFA to purchase two penthouses from Amin Avenue.
According to the lawsuit, the money was withdrawn from the FAM in the guise of currency change and deposited with Amin to buy the apartment.
The prosecution has charged former FAM finance head Mohammed Agil and Hassan Waheed with aiding and abetting money laundering
