Two businessmen and a footballer who were found guilty of being involved in a plot to fix the results of football matches have been sent to prison.
Chann Sankaran and Krishna Ganeshan were convicted of conspiracy to commit bribery and sentenced to five years.
Former Whitehawk FC defender Michael Boateng was sentenced to 16 months.
Hakeem Adelakun, who also played for the Brighton club, was cleared following the trial at Birmingham Crown Court.
Sankaran, 33, of Hougang Avenue, Singapore, and Ganeshan, 44, a British national originally from Sri Lanka, of Hawthorn Road, Hastings, East Sussex, were described during their trial as the "central figures" in the plot.
A National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation began when the Daily Telegraph presented the agency with evidence from an undercover investigation.
'Serious organised crime'An NCA spokesman said over a seven-day period in November 2013, its surveillance of the men provided enough evidence to secure their convictions, despite the failure of their plot to fix a match between AFC Wimbledon and Dagenham Redbridge.
NCA branch commander Richard Warner said: "This is not sport as a football-loving nation recognises it.
"It is corruption and bribery linked to serious organised crime, and the NCA is determined to stop criminals benefiting from it."
The jury was discharged from reaching a verdict on footballer Moses Swaibu.
Mr Swaibu, 25, of Tooley Street, Bermondsey, south London, denies a single count of conspiracy to offer, promise or give a financial advantage.
Match-fixing trio sent to prison
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