Zona de Azar Paraguay – Conmebol is Praised for Sports Integrity Program

Paraguay.-  May 29, 2024 www.zonadeazar.com  CONMEBOL, responsible for managing football in South America, has been carrying out actions to eradicate corruption and the crime of money laundering in the sporting field.

In this context, Graciela Garay, director of Ethics and Compliance at CONMEBOL, was present at the 56th Meeting of the Group of Experts on Money Laundering Control of the Organization of American States (OAS).

Graciela Garay, Director of Ethics and Compliance at CONMEBOL

At the event, Garay presented the various strategies adopted by CONMEBOL to ensure integrity in football on the continent.

Among these strategies, the creation of a Compliance and Integrity program stands out, with the aim of aligning all operations of the South American organization with current legal regulations.

Gastón H. Schulmeister, director of the OAS Department for Combating Transnational Organized Crime, recognized CONMEBOL’s efforts in activating this program.

He expressed his recognition: “I congratulate CONMEBOL and the team under the leadership of its president Alejandro Domínguez for the remarkable work in implementing the Compliance and Integrity program. We will continue to collaborate to strengthen partnerships in favor of football, transparency and institutions on the American continent.”

Meeting of the President of Conmebol with the Attorney General of Paraguay

On May 16, a meeting took place between the president of CONMEBOL, Alejandro Domínguez, and the Attorney General of Paraguay, Emiliano Rolón Fernández. This meeting was a continuation of the investigations into a criminal complaint of money laundering, initiated on February 4, 2021, which points to the involvement of the former president of CONMEBOL, Nicolás Leoz, and Banco Atlas SA.

The meeting took place a few weeks after the South American Football Confederation requested the Public Ministry to continue the criminal case, which had been suspended since the first stages of the investigation, involving Banco Atlas SA and the Banking Superintendency of the Central Bank of Paraguay.

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