PAUL POGBA’S brother has been sentenced to a three-year prison term for his role in an £11million blackmail plot against the former Manchester United star. Mathias Pogba will serve one year of his sentence with an electronic bracelet after the other two were suspended.
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He was also fined £16,500 by a Paris court on Thursday. Mathias, 34, was first held by police in September 2022 after attempting to extort £11m from his brother. Ex-Red Devils and Juventus midfielder Pogba, 31, told authorities a group of childhood friends, which included his older sibling, had requested money for “protection services” stretching back 13 years.
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A judicial investigation was opened to look into the allegations of extortion with a weapon, kidnapping or kidnapping in an organised gang, and participation in a criminal association. Mathias turned himself in to authorities investigating the case before being placed in custody.
And he remained in prison until December 2022, with the terms of his release banning him from contacting Pogba and their mother. Now, the former Crawley Town, Wrexham and Crewe star has been handed a three-year prison sentence. Mathias was found guilty of attempted extortion, which saw him put pressure on Pogba, his family and business contacts to obtain an £11m payment.
