José Hawilla: Difference between revisions

José Hawilla
José Hawilla
Born	June 11, 1943 (age 80); São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Occupation	Businessman
Criminal charge(s)	Money laundering, racketeering, and wire fraud
Criminal status	Guilty plea

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 07:30, 3 June 2015

José Hawilla, known as J. Hawilla (born 11 June 1943), is a Brazilian businessman, the owner and founder of Traffic Group, a multinational sports marketing conglomerate.

Hawilla was born in São José do Rio Preto, in the state of São Paulo, and began his career as a sports journalist.^[1] In 1980, Hawilla founded the Traffic Group, Brazil’s largest sports marketing company.^[2]

Hawilla pleaded guilty on 12 December 2014 to "corruption charges including racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering", in connection with what has become the 2015 FIFA corruption case. Hawilla has agreed to forfeit $151 million, of which $25 million was paid in December 2014.^[3]

References

^ Rohter, Larry (14 March 2001). "Huge Soccer Scandal Taints National Obsession of Brazil". NY Times. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ "The Rights Explosion". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ Halliday, Josh (27 May 2015). "Fifa corruption crisis: the key figures in the controversy". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

Template:Persondata

This biographical article related to association football in Brazil is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This Brazilian business-related biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[NYT-1] Rohter, Larry (14 March 2001). "Huge Soccer Scandal Taints National Obsession of Brazil". NY Times. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[iSport-2] "The Rights Explosion". Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[Guardian-3] Halliday, Josh (27 May 2015). "Fifa corruption crisis: the key figures in the controversy". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[1]

[2]

[3]

@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 | known for    =
 | criminal_charge    = [[Money laundering]], [[racketeering]], and [[wire fraud]]
-| criminal_status    = Plead guilty
+| criminal_status    = Guilty plea
 | salary       =
 | networth     =
@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
 }}
-'''José Hawilla''', known as '''J. Hawilla''' (born 11 June 1943), is a Brazilian businessman, the owner and founder of [[Traffic Group]], a multinational sports marketing conglomerate.
+'''José Hawilla''', known as '''J. Hawilla''' (born 11 June 1943), is a [[Brazil]]ian businessman, the owner and founder of [[Traffic Group]], a multinational [[sports marketing]] [[conglomerate]].
-Hawilla was born in [[São José do Rio Preto]], in the state of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], and began his career as a sports journalist.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|last1=Rohter|first1=Larry|title=Huge Soccer Scandal Taints National Obsession of Brazil|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/24/world/huge-soccer-scandal-taints-national-obsession-of-brazil.html|accessdate=27 May 2015|work=NY Times|date=14 March 2001}}</ref>
+Hawilla was born in [[São José do Rio Preto]], in the state of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], and began his career as a sports [[journalist]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|last1=Rohter|first1=Larry|title=Huge Soccer Scandal Taints National Obsession of Brazil|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/24/world/huge-soccer-scandal-taints-national-obsession-of-brazil.html|accessdate=27 May 2015|work=NY Times|date=14 March 2001}}</ref> In 1980, Hawilla founded the Traffic Group, Brazil’s largest [[sports marketing]] company.<ref name=iSport>{{cite web|title=The Rights Explosion|url=http://isport-emag.com/archive/sportel-rio-issue/sportel-rio-cover/rights-explosions/|accessdate=27 May 2015}}</ref>
+Hawilla pleaded guilty on 12 December 2014 to "[[corruption]] charges including [[racketeering]], [[wire fraud]] and [[money laundering]]", in connection with what has become the [[2015 FIFA corruption case]]. Hawilla has agreed to forfeit $151 million, of which $25 million was paid in December 2014.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news|last1=Halliday|first1=Josh|title=Fifa corruption crisis: the key figures in the controversy|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/27/fifa-corruption-crisis-key-figures-football|accessdate=27 May 2015|work=The Guardian|date=27 May 2015}}</ref>
-In 1980, Hawilla founded the Traffic Group, Brazil’s largest sports marketing company.<ref name=iSport>{{cite web|title=The Rights Explosion|url=http://isport-emag.com/archive/sportel-rio-issue/sportel-rio-cover/rights-explosions/|accessdate=27 May 2015}}</ref>
-Hawilla pleaded guilty on 12 December 2014 to "corruption charges including [[racketeering]], [[wire fraud]] and [[money laundering]]", in connnection with what has become the [[2015 FIFA corruption case]]. Hawilla has agreed to forfeit $151 million, of which $25 million was paid in December 2014.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news|last1=Halliday|first1=Josh|title=Fifa corruption crisis: the key figures in the controversy|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/27/fifa-corruption-crisis-key-figures-football|accessdate=27 May 2015|work=The Guardian|date=27 May 2015}}</ref>
 ==References==
@@ Line 62: / Line 60: @@
 [[Category:People from São Paulo (state)]]
 [[Category:Sports journalists]]
+{{Brazil-footy-bio-stub}}
+{{Brazil-business-bio-stub}}