 Others were US and South American sports marketing executives who paid and agreed to pay well over $150 million in bribes and kickbacks.On December 12, 2014, José Hawilla, the owner and founder of the Traffic Group, the Brazilian sports marketing conglomerate, waived indictment and pleaded guilty to a four-count information charging him with racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and obstruction of justice.Hawilla also agreed to forfeit over $151 million, $25 million of which was paid at the time of his plea.