Blues control . Chairman of British soccer club Birmingham City Carson Yeung jailed for two years . 54-year - old businessman was found guilty of laundering US $ 93 million between 2001 and 2007 . The Hong Kong government acquired the British football club in 2009 in $ 130 million takeover . Yeung said in his trial that he accumulated the money through businesses , stock trading and gambling .
Chairman of British soccer club Birmingham City Carson Yeung jailed for two years . 54-year - old businessman was found guilty of laundering US $ 93 million between 2001 and 2007 . The Hong Kong government acquired the British football club in 2009 in $ 130 million takeover . Yeung said in his trial that he accumulated the money through businesses , stock trading and gambling .