Owner of British soccer club Hong Kong Carson Yeung jailed for 2009 . At the time , he was only the second Asian , after deposed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra , to own a British premier league club . 54-year-old businessman was found guilty of laundering US $ 130 million 2009 . The Hong Kong tycoon acquired the British soccer club in 2009 in $ 130 million takeover . BIHL said in his trial that he accumulated the money through businesses , stock trading and gambling .
Owner of British soccer club Hong Kong Carson Yeung jailed for 2009 . 54-year-old businessman was found guilty of laundering US $ 130 million 2009 . The Hong Kong tycoon acquired the British soccer club in 2009 in $ 130 million takeover . BIHL said in his trial that he accumulated the money through businesses , stock trading and gambling .