Associated Press Sports
updated 12:44 p.m. ET Oct. 27, 2011
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -Hungarian prosecutors said they questioned a new suspect in an international match-fixing investigation on Wednesday.
A former second-division player identified as Gyorgy Sz. is believed to have given three players from Diosgyor FC ?3,000 ($4,250) each to influence the outcome of a May 2010 match against Nyiregyhaza in Hungary's top league, the Chief Investigative Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
The suspect was said to be following the orders of, among others, former player Zoltan Kenesei, the alleged leader of the Hungarian branch of a global match-fixing "syndicate."
The players allegedly returned the bribes because the betting ring never placed bets on the match.
In June, three former players and four referees were detained as a result of the investigation launched by prosecutors and the National Investigation Office. Five suspects remain under preliminary arrest.
Authorities so far have identified seven matches, including two from the top Finnish league, which may have been fixed.
The syndicate is suspected of paying referees and players between ?40,000 ($56,800) and ?85,000 ($120,800) per match to influence results and is believed to have collected up to ?600,000 ($852,700) a game in successful bets.
Spokesman Geza Fazekas said the probe is continuing "full speed ahead."
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