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He describes how syndicates from Russia, China, and Singapore recruited players and laundered money through betting. Since his release, he has worked with the FA to combat match fixing, founded GameChanger360, and appeared on the BBC podcast &#8220;Confessions of a Match Fixer.&#8221; He is the author of &#8220;Fixed: My Secret Life as a Match Fixer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bonita Mersiades is a FIFA whistleblower and former head of corporate and public affairs at Football Australia. She played a key role in Australia&#8217;s bids to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, a bidding season at the heart of a major FIFA corruption scandal that led to the indictment of 14 officials and executives. After she was fired in 2010, Mersiades became a prominent whistleblower and helped expose the culture of bribery and corruption within the organization. She is the author of &#8220;Whatever It Takes: The Inside Story of the FIFA Way&#8221; and the founder of Fair Play Publishing.<\/p>\n<p>Owen Hanson is a former backup tight end for the University of Southern California&#8217;s football team in the early 2000s. He set up the ODOG Enterprise \u2014 a betting company targeting wealthy gamblers \u2014 from Costa Rica. He was eventually arrested in an FBI sting in 2017. Sentenced to 21 years, he served seven years and forfeited $5 million worth of assets. Hanson is the author of &#8220;The California Kid,&#8221; founder of California Ice Protein, and the subject of &#8220;Cocaine Quarterback,&#8221; a docuseries from Mark Wahlberg&#8217;s Unrealistic Ideas production company.<\/p>\n<p>Victor Conte, founder of BALCO, designed doping programs for elite athletes, supplying the untraceable steroid \u201cthe clear\u201d to Olympic champions and pros in the MLB and NFL. He served four months in prison for steroid distribution and money laundering, then rebranded as a boxing promoter and anti-doping advocate, working with Nonito Donaire, Andre Ward, and Devin Haney. He speaks on the 2024 Paris Olympics, the proposed Enhanced Games, and the future of doping.<\/p>\n<p>For more:<br \/>\nMoses Swaibu<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fixed-Confessi&#8230;<br \/>\nBonita Mersiades<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Whatever-Takes-Inside-Story-FIFA\/dp\/1925914682<br \/>\nOwen Hanson<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HBRs2InNTSE<br \/>\nVictor Conte<br \/>\nwww.snac.com<\/p>\n<p>00:00:00 &#8211; Intro<br \/>\n00:00:40 &#8211; Olympic Doping<br \/>\n00:25:01 &#8211; Football Match Fixing<br \/>\n01:01:23 &#8211; FIFA Corruption<br \/>\n01:39:40 &#8211; Illegal Sports Betting<br \/>\n02:29:52 &#8211; Credits<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n#olympics #football #matchfixing #FIFA #sportsbetting #howcrimeworks <\/p>\n<p>MORE HOW CRIME WORKS VIDEOS:<br \/>\nHow Drug Pilots Actually Work (Medellin Cartel)<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/UdzxHnzgbOI<br \/>\nHow Multi-Million Dollar Heists Actually Work<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ua9lEJn82PY<br \/>\nEx-Casino Cheat Reveals How Casino Scams Actually Work<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/BKyT-2mr1bI<\/p>\n<p>Insider&#8217;s mission is to inform and inspire. <\/p>\n<p>Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/<br \/>\nInsider on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/insider<br \/>\nInsider on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/insider<br \/>\nInsider on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/thisisinsider<br \/>\nInsider on Snapchat: https:\/\/www.snapchat.com\/discover\/Insider\/2708030621<br \/>\nInsider on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@insider<\/p>\n<p>How Sports Scams Actually Work \u2014 From FIFA Corruption To Olympic Doping | Marathon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1813541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[308,331,715],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1813539","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-news","8":"category-sports","9":"category-video"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.2 (Yoast SEO v26.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Video: How Sports Scams Actually Work \u2014 From FIFA Corruption To Olympic Doping | Marathon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Moses Swaibu, a former defender for Crystal Palace and Lincoln City, was jailed in 2014 for his role in UK soccer match fixing. 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Owen Hanson is a former backup tight end for the University of Southern California&#039;s football team in the early 2000s. He set up the ODOG Enterprise \u2014 a betting company targeting wealthy gamblers \u2014 from Costa Rica. He was eventually arrested in an FBI sting in 2017. Sentenced to 21 years, he served seven years and forfeited $5 million worth of assets. Hanson is the author of &quot;The California Kid,&quot; founder of California Ice Protein, and the subject of &quot;Cocaine Quarterback,&quot; a docuseries from Mark Wahlberg&#039;s Unrealistic Ideas production company. Victor Conte, founder of BALCO, designed doping programs for elite athletes, supplying the untraceable steroid \u201cthe clear\u201d to Olympic champions and pros in the MLB and NFL. He served four months in prison for steroid distribution and money laundering, then rebranded as a boxing promoter and anti-doping advocate, working with Nonito Donaire, Andre Ward, and Devin Haney. He speaks on the 2024 Paris Olympics, the proposed Enhanced Games, and the future of doping. For more: Moses Swaibu https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fixed-Confessi... Bonita Mersiades https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Whatever-Takes-Inside-Story-FIFA\/dp\/1925914682 Owen Hanson https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HBRs2InNTSE Victor Conte www.snac.com 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:40 - Olympic Doping 00:25:01 - Football Match Fixing 01:01:23 - FIFA Corruption 01:39:40 - Illegal Sports Betting 02:29:52 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #olympics #football #matchfixing #FIFA #sportsbetting #howcrimeworks  MORE HOW CRIME WORKS VIDEOS: How Drug Pilots Actually Work (Medellin Cartel) https:\/\/youtu.be\/UdzxHnzgbOI How Multi-Million Dollar Heists Actually Work https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ua9lEJn82PY Ex-Casino Cheat Reveals How Casino Scams Actually Work https:\/\/youtu.be\/BKyT-2mr1bI Insider&#039;s mission is to inform and inspire.  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He describes how syndicates from Russia, China, and Singapore recruited players and laundered money through betting. Since his release, he has worked with the FA to combat match fixing, founded GameChanger360, and appeared on the BBC podcast &quot;Confessions of a Match Fixer.&quot; He is the author of &quot;Fixed: My Secret Life as a Match Fixer.&quot; Bonita Mersiades is a FIFA whistleblower and former head of corporate and public affairs at Football Australia. She played a key role in Australia&#039;s bids to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, a bidding season at the heart of a major FIFA corruption scandal that led to the indictment of 14 officials and executives. After she was fired in 2010, Mersiades became a prominent whistleblower and helped expose the culture of bribery and corruption within the organization. She is the author of &quot;Whatever It Takes: The Inside Story of the FIFA Way&quot; and the founder of Fair Play Publishing. Owen Hanson is a former backup tight end for the University of Southern California&#039;s football team in the early 2000s. He set up the ODOG Enterprise \u2014 a betting company targeting wealthy gamblers \u2014 from Costa Rica. He was eventually arrested in an FBI sting in 2017. Sentenced to 21 years, he served seven years and forfeited $5 million worth of assets. Hanson is the author of &quot;The California Kid,&quot; founder of California Ice Protein, and the subject of &quot;Cocaine Quarterback,&quot; a docuseries from Mark Wahlberg&#039;s Unrealistic Ideas production company. Victor Conte, founder of BALCO, designed doping programs for elite athletes, supplying the untraceable steroid \u201cthe clear\u201d to Olympic champions and pros in the MLB and NFL. He served four months in prison for steroid distribution and money laundering, then rebranded as a boxing promoter and anti-doping advocate, working with Nonito Donaire, Andre Ward, and Devin Haney. 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Owen Hanson is a former backup tight end for the University of Southern California's football team in the early 2000s. He set up the ODOG Enterprise \u2014 a betting company targeting wealthy gamblers \u2014 from Costa Rica. He was eventually arrested in an FBI sting in 2017. Sentenced to 21 years, he served seven years and forfeited $5 million worth of assets. Hanson is the author of \"The California Kid,\" founder of California Ice Protein, and the subject of \"Cocaine Quarterback,\" a docuseries from Mark Wahlberg's Unrealistic Ideas production company. Victor Conte, founder of BALCO, designed doping programs for elite athletes, supplying the untraceable steroid \u201cthe clear\u201d to Olympic champions and pros in the MLB and NFL. He served four months in prison for steroid distribution and money laundering, then rebranded as a boxing promoter and anti-doping advocate, working with Nonito Donaire, Andre Ward, and Devin Haney. 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