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Juan Ángel Napout

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Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “2023: early release on humanitarian grounds” and “2020: federal appeals court upholds conviction”.

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Profile No. 2496 · Updated on 12 October 2026

8Documented controversies

6Sources

1 followed by a conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

Case · 7 documented stages

2023: early release on humanitarian grounds

Conviction

29 June–5 July 2023

2023: early release on humanitarian grounds

Conviction

Judge Pamela Chen reduced Napout's sentence to allow his release in July 2023 on humanitarian grounds, amid serious eye problems and criticism of the medical care he had received in custody.

Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
ReutersFormer CONMEBOL president Napout to be released from U.S. jail, lawyer saysNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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22 June 2020

2020: federal appeals court upholds conviction

Conviction

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the judgment, notably rejecting arguments that the application of US wire fraud laws was extraterritorial or unconstitutionally vague in this case.

Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit / JustiaUnited States v. Napout, No. 18-2750Court decisionVery high reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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29 August 2018

2018: nine-year prison sentence, over $3.37 million forfeiture and $1 million fine

Conviction

The federal court sentenced Napout to nine years in prison, ordered forfeiture of $3,374,025.88 and imposed a $1 million fine.

Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
U.S. Department of JusticeFormer FIFA Executive, President of CONMEBOL and Paraguayan Soccer Official Sentenced to Nine Years in PrisonOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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22 December 2017

2017: federal jury convicts him of racketeering and two wire fraud conspiracies

Conviction (not final)

After a six-week trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn found Napout guilty of racketeering conspiracy and two counts of wire fraud conspiracy linked to bribes in football.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
U.S. Department of JusticeHigh-Ranking Soccer Officials Convicted in Multi-Million Dollar Bribery SchemesOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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2012–2015

2012–2015: bribery schemes involving Copa América, Copa Libertadores and Paraguayan qualifying rights

Conviction

At trial, US prosecutors established that Napout had participated in schemes in which marketing companies paid bribes to football officials in exchange for media and marketing rights to several South American competitions and qualifying matches.

Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
U.S. Department of JusticeHigh-Ranking Soccer Officials Convicted in Multi-Million Dollar Bribery SchemesOfficial documentVery high reliability
[2]
U.S. Department of JusticeFormer FIFA Executive, President of CONMEBOL and Paraguayan Soccer Official Sentenced to Nine Years in PrisonOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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3 December 2015

2015: indicted in second major phase of FIFA case

Formally charged

Then president of CONMEBOL and vice-president of FIFA, Napout was indicted in the United States in the new indictment targeting sixteen additional officials.

Attribution: Accused

Sources · 1

[1]
U.S. Department of JusticeSixteen Additional FIFA Officials Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and CorruptionOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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December 2015

2015: arrest in Zurich followed by extradition to United States

Conviction

Napout was arrested in Zurich in December 2015 during the second wave of FIFA arrests, then extradited to the United States to face the allegations.

Attribution: Accused

Sources · 2

[1]
U.S. Department of JusticeSixteen Additional FIFA Officials Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and CorruptionOfficial documentVery high reliability
[2]
ReutersFormer CONMEBOL president Napout to be released from U.S. jail, lawyer saysNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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12 September 2019

2019: FIFA bans him for life for corruption

Civil / administrative proceedings

FIFA's Ethics Committee concluded that Napout had breached the corruption provision through schemes involving media and marketing rights between 2012 and 2015; it imposed a lifetime ban and a CHF 1 million fine.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
FIFAAdjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Juan Ángel NapoutSports governing bodyVery high reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

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