Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, announced it has uncovered more than €10 million (U.S. $11 million) from fictitious soccer player transfers in a money laundering and tax evasion scheme.
In 2018, the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) launched an investigation into two soccer agents linked to an unnamed prominent player-representation agency in Europe over suspicions of money laundering and tax evasion. On Feb. 18, several raids were carried out across Spain in properties linked to the suspects, Europol said.
