"The activity continues because it is very profitable and the risk of getting caught and the penalties are low."
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Two years ago, Helsingin Sanomat revealed how a group of young Brazilian footballers had been tricked into a Finnish minor league team and recruited to participate in match-fixing. The article was awarded the Sports Story of the Year award. The article ended with the mention that, according to HS, the Helsinki police were investigating a case of gross fraud in connection with the whole thing. What happened then? Another of the authors of the art…