Paul Pogba’s brother, Mathias, sentenced to three years in prison over plot to extort former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba’s brother, Mathias, has been sentenced to three years in prison in France after being found guilty of attempted extortion against the former Manchester United midfielder.
- Mathias Pogba, the elder brother of the footballer Paul Pogba, and three other people have been placed in custody in the investigation of extortion denounced by the player of Juventus Turin, it was learned on September 14, 2022 from judicial sources and close to the case.
(Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)] Mathias Pogba maintained he was not part of the kidnap plot but on Thursday he was found guilty of ‘committed pressure against his brother Paul and his family in order to ensure payment of the sum of €13m’.
(Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP) (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP via Getty Images)] Paul Pogba, 31, told French investigators that in March 2022 he had been kidnapped and held at gunpoint by two hooded men who demanded that he paid €13m for ‘protection services’.
The five other defendants, childhood friends or acquaintances of Paul Pogba, were found guilty of extortion, kidnapping and detention as well as participation in a criminal conspiracy and sentenced to prison terms of up to eight years and fines ranging from €20,000 to €40,000 (£16,500 to £33,000).
