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Former FAM President Used FIFA Loan Funds for Penthouses and Luxury Items: Police
Police allege that former Football Association of Maldives (FAM) president Bassam Adeel Jaleel spent $1 million of a $1.9 million FIFA loan on two penthouses at Amin Avenue, and used FAM money for a BMW, global trips, and a salon and restaurant in Hulhumale' opened in his wife's name. Charges have been filed against former FAM officials and Amin Construction, and FIFA suspended Jaleel for nine months on 20 June.
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What happened
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Thu 20 JunFIFA imposed a nine-month suspension on Jaleel from all football-related activitiesOn 20 Juneonly Maldives RepublicOn 20 June, FIFA imposed a nine-month suspension on Jaleel from all football-related activities after the FIFA Investigative Chamber found he had misused his position for personal gain.
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Former FAM President Used FIFA Loan Funds for Penthouses and Luxury Items: Police
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$1.9 millionFIFA loan to FAMMaldives RepublicThe $1.9 million FIFA loan, provided to support FAM, saw $1 million allocated by Jaleel for these luxury apartments.
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$1 millionloan funds allegedly spent on two penthousesMaldives Republiche used $1 million from a FIFA loan to purchase two penthouses at Amin Avenue
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Payments were made to Amin Construction in several instalments shortly after FAM received the FIFA fundsshortly after FAM received the funds on 14 April 2021Maldives RepublicAccording to police, payments to Amin Construction, the contractor for the Amin Avenue building, were made in several instalments shortly after FAM received the funds on 14 April 2021.
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FIFA appointed a normalising committee to oversee FAMMaldives RepublicFIFA has also appointed a normalising committee to oversee FAM, which reported no funds remaining in FAM accounts upon their takeover.
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