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Pele's son Edinho to begin 13-year prison sentence

Updated on: 26 February,2017 11:22 AM IST  | 
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The son of football legend Pele turned himself in late Friday after being ordered by a Brazilian court to begin serving a nearly 13-year prison sentence for money laundering and drug trafficking

Pele's son Edinho to begin 13-year prison sentence

Pele's son Edinho


Sao Paulo: The son of football legend Pele turned himself in late Friday after being ordered by a Brazilian court to begin serving a nearly 13-year prison sentence for money laundering and drug trafficking.



Edson “Edinho” Cholbi do Nascimento, who briefly played for his father's former club Santos, had so far avoided serving time while his case underwent a lengthy appeals process.


But on Thursday a judge reaffirmed the conviction, reduced Edinho's original 2014 sentence from 33 years to 12 years and 10 months, and ordered him to begin serving time.

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