Paul Pogba’s brother sentenced to 3 years in extortion case
The older brother of Paul Pogba, former Manchester United midfielder, has been sentenced to a 3 yr jail time period, two years suspended, after being convicted of making an attempt to extort the French footballer.
Mathias Pogba, who was additionally fined €20,000 (£16,500), will keep away from time behind bars and as an alternative serve one yr sporting an digital bracelet.
5 different males had been discovered responsible of extortion and different crimes, and acquired sentences between 4 and eight years in a Paris courtroom on Thursday.
Paul Pogba, 31, stated he had been “tricked by childhood buddies” who held him at gunpoint in 2022 and demanded €13m (£10.8m). He stated he paid them €100,000 (£82,600).
Mathias Pogba’s lawyer Mbeko Tabula instructed RMC Sport the sentencing was “extraordinarily harsh” and stated “I feel we’ll enchantment”.
The opposite 5 defendants had been handed the next sentences: Roushdane Okay acquired eight years, Boubacar C 4 years, two suspended, Adama C 5 years, Mamadou M 5 years, 12 months suspended, and Machikour Okay 4 years, three suspended.
Final yr, Paul Pogba instructed Al Jazeera that he had thought of retiring from soccer due to the extortion try.
“When there’s cash it’s important to watch out,” he stated. “Cash adjustments folks. It may break up a household. It may create a battle”.
Former skilled footballer Mathias Pogba performed for golf equipment together with Partick Thistle, Wrexham, Crewe Alexandra and Crawley City. His final membership was Belfort in France, leaving them in 2022.
