guilty : andras janos vass , 25 , has been convicted of human trafficking and racketeering . a former premier league striker urged a footballer at a struggling non-league club to make some ` easy money ' by fixing the result of a match , a court has heard . ex-bolton wanderers forward delroy facey , 34 , is also alleged to have told a contact that some football conference teams would ` do ' a game in return for payment . facey , whose former clubs include hull city and west bromwich albion , is accused of conspiring with non-league player moses swaibu and others to commit bribery . delroy facey -lrb- right -rrb- arrives at birmingham crown court for the start of his trial on monday . he is accused of being involved in a plot to fix lower league football matches . facey -lrb- right -rrb- is alleged to have contacted a non-league player via whatsapp to fix matches . facey -lrb- right -rrb- celebrates after scoring for bolton wanderers in the premier league in 2003 . on the second day of a trial at birmingham crown court , prosecutor nick mather claimed records of online messages showed facey had approached footballers about ` throwing ' lower league matches . in one text conversation , conducted on messaging service whatsapp in late 2013 , facey is alleged to have tried to corrupt greater manchester-based hyde fc player scott spencer by offering him # 2,000 . the court heard that facey , of huddersfield , made contact with mr spencer shortly after discussing hyde 's poor run of form with a convicted match-fixer . mr spencer , who the court heard was not involved in any form of match-fixing , is alleged to have been messaged by facey , who told him : ` you lot -lrb- hyde -rrb- get rinsed out , week in , week out . defendant moses swaibu -lrb- right -rrb- on the ball during an fa cup match between lincoln and bolton in 2010 . ` you lot should make some money out of this lad , easy money . a hungarian man has been convicted of luring young , gay eastern european men to the united states for a horrific life of sex slavery . ` check this out . four goals in a game - two in either half - and you guys can get 2k each , win lose or draw . ` you guys ca n't win for s *** so you may as well make some peas . ' during the whatsapp conversation , which was read to jurors by mr mather , facey is alleged to have added that a friend who was betting would provide the cash . addressing the jury on the second day of his opening speech , mr mather claimed facey was attempting to bribe mr spencer and team-mates that he trusted into fixing a match . facey -lrb- top -rrb- in action for west brom during a match against norwich city in march 2004 . mr mather further alleged that facey told a convicted match-fixer in another message : ' i have got -lrb- football -rrb- conference teams that will ` do ' a game but how much ? ' transcripts of messages which passed between facey and 43-year-old krishna ganeshan , who was found guilty of conspiracy at an earlier trial , were also shown to the jury . in an exchange on october 28 2013 , the court heard , ganeshan used skype to contact facey , telling him : ` get ready , things are about to come to life . keep your boys on stand-by . andras janos vass , 25 , was found guilty of human trafficking and racketeering felonies this week after grooming fellow hungarians online then keeping them captive in new york city and miami . vass brought men to america with the promises of easy work and high wages - then took their travel documents , threatened their families , and made them spend 20 hours a day on sex work , prosecutors said . ` if they deliver first time , me and only you are in big business for the future . ' huddersfield 's facey -lrb- left -rrb- vies with brentford 's michael dobson during an old second division match in 2002 . the crown claims the skype discussion - and a message sent by facey claiming six players in the football conference were ` amenable ' to match-fixing - could not have been part of an attempt to rip off a gambling syndicate . mr mather told the jury : ` it may be suggested to you that what delroy facey was actually up to was trying to scam people who were betting on football matches . ` the prosecution say that is not the case . ' facey and swaibu , 25 , of bermondsey , south london , deny conspiring together and with others to commit bribery between november 1 and 27 2013 . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . he was found guilty of the offences by a jury in miami-dade on thursday , the miami herald reported . he faces a maximum sentence of 155 years in prison - and will spend at least 21 behind bars . three of vass 's victims testified against him at the trial . two said they were tempted to the united states after being contacted via planet romeo , a free dating site . according gay star news , the men believed they would be employed as legal escorts and make between $ 3,000 and $ 5,000 a month . the victims said they were flown to new york city in 2012 and forced to live in a tiny one-bedroom apartment . they were forced to perform sex work at all hours , either in person or live on webcams . lure : prosecutors said at least two of the victims were lured to america via the planet romeo gay dating website . according to online listings , vass 's company , never sleep inc. , was based at an address in sunset park , brooklyn in new york city . in august 2012 , prosecutors said , the vass and his associates moved the business to miami . vass is accused of running the sex ring with two other men , gabor acs and viktor berki , who have yet to stand trial . victims said that they had their passports taken when they arrived and that berki , a former policeman , threatened their families in hungary . vass is due to be sentenced on june 2 .
andras janos vass , 25 , found guilty of human trafficking and racketeering . lured at least two young men to america via planet romeo dating site . thought they would be offered legal escort work , earning $ 5,000 a month . victims said they had travel documents taken and were forced into sex . vass 's sex ring , which he allegedly ran with two other men , started in nyc . moved to miami in late 2012 , where vass has been standing trial . he faces up to 155 years in prison for his crime - with minimum of 21 years .
guilty : andras janos vass , 25 , has been convicted of human trafficking and racketeering . a former premier league striker urged a footballer at a struggling non-league club to make some ` easy money ' by fixing the result of a match , a court has heard . ex-bolton wanderers forward delroy facey , 34 , is also alleged to have told a contact that some football conference teams would ` do ' a game in return for payment . facey , whose former clubs include hull city and west bromwich albion , is accused of conspiring with non-league player moses swaibu and others to commit bribery . delroy facey -lrb- right -rrb- arrives at birmingham crown court for the start of his trial on monday . he is accused of being involved in a plot to fix lower league football matches . facey -lrb- right -rrb- is alleged to have contacted a non-league player via whatsapp to fix matches . facey -lrb- right -rrb- celebrates after scoring for bolton wanderers in the premier league in 2003 . on the second day of a trial at birmingham crown court , prosecutor nick mather claimed records of online messages showed facey had approached footballers about ` throwing ' lower league matches . in one text conversation , conducted on messaging service whatsapp in late 2013 , facey is alleged to have tried to corrupt greater manchester-based hyde fc player scott spencer by offering him # 2,000 . the court heard that facey , of huddersfield . mr mather further alleged that facey told a convicted match-fixer in another message : ' i have got -lrb- football -rrb- conference teams that will ` do ' a game but how much ? ' transcripts of messages which passed between facey and 43-year-old krishna ganeshan , who was found guilty of conspiracy at an earlier trial , were also shown to the jury . in an exchange on october 28 2013 , the court heard , ganeshan used skype to contact facey , telling him : ` get ready , things are about to come to life . keep your boys on stand-by . andras janos vass , 25 , was found guilty of human trafficking and racketeering felonies this week after grooming fellow hungarians online then keeping them captive in new york city and miami . vass brought men to america with the promises of easy work and high wages - then took their travel documents , threatened their families , and made them spend 20 hours a day on sex work , prosecutors said . ` if they deliver first time , me and only you are in big business for the future . ' huddersfield 's facey -lrb- left -rrb- vies with brentford 's michael dobson during an old second division match in 2002 . the crown claims the skype discussion - and a message sent by facey claiming six players in the football conference were ` amenable ' to match-fixing - could not have been part of an attempt to rip off a gambling syndicate . mr mather told the jury : ` it may be suggested to you that what delroy facey was actually up to was trying to scam people who were betting on football matches . ` the prosecution say that is not the case . ' facey and swaibu , 25 , of bermondsey , south london , deny conspiring together and with others to commit bribery between november 1 and 27 2013 . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . he was found guilty of the offences by a jury in miami-dade on thursday , the miami herald reported . he faces a maximum sentence of 155 years in prison - and will spend at least 21 behind bars . three of vass 's victims testified against him at the trial . two said they were tempted to the united states after being contacted via planet romeo , a free dating site . according gay star news , the men believed they would be employed as legal escorts and make between $ 3,000 and $ 5,000 a month . the victims said they were flown to new york city in 2012 and forced to live in a tiny one-bedroom apartment . they were forced to perform sex work at all hours , either in person or live on webcams . lure : prosecutors said at least two of the victims were lured to america via the planet romeo gay dating website . according to online listings , vass 's company , never sleep inc. , was based at an address in sunset park , brooklyn in new york city . in august 2012 , prosecutors said , the vass and his associates moved the business to miami . vass is accused of running the sex ring with two other men , gabor acs and viktor berki , who have yet to stand trial . victims said that they had their passports taken when they arrived and that berki , a former policeman , threatened their families in hungary . vass is due to be sentenced on june 2 .
guilty : andras janos vass , 25 , has been convicted of human trafficking and racketeering . a former premier league striker urged a footballer at a struggling non-league club to make some ` easy money ' by fixing the result of a match , a court has heard . ex-bolton wanderers forward delroy facey , 34 , is also alleged to have told a contact that some football conference teams would ` do ' a game in return for payment . facey , whose former clubs include hull city and west bromwich albion , is accused of conspiring with non-league player moses swaibu and others to commit bribery . delroy facey -lrb- right -rrb- arrives at birmingham crown court for the start of his trial on monday . he is accused of being involved in a plot to fix lower league football matches . facey -lrb- right -rrb- is alleged to have contacted a non-league player via whatsapp to fix matches . facey -lrb- right -rrb- celebrates after scoring for bolton wanderers in the premier league in 2003 . on the second day of a trial at birmingham crown court , prosecutor nick mather claimed records of online messages showed facey had approached footballers about ` throwing ' lower league matches . in one text conversation , conducted on messaging service whatsapp in late 2013 , facey is alleged to have tried to corrupt greater manchester-based hyde fc player scott spencer by offering him # 2,000 . the court heard that facey , of huddersfield , made contact with mr spencer shortly after discussing hyde 's poor run of form with a convicted match-fixer . mr spencer , who the court heard was not involved in any form of match-fixing , is alleged to have been messaged by facey , who told him : ` you lot -lrb- hyde -rrb- get rinsed out , week in , week out . defendant moses swaibu -lrb- right -rrb- on the ball during an fa cup match between lincoln and bolton in 2010 . ` you lot should make some money out of this lad , easy money . a hungarian man has been convicted of luring young , gay eastern european men to the united states for a horrific life of sex slavery . ` . mr mather further alleged that facey told a convicted match-fixer in another message : ' i have got -lrb- football -rrb- conference teams that will ` do ' a game but how much ? ' transcripts of messages which passed between facey and 43-year-old krishna ganeshan , who was found guilty of conspiracy at an earlier trial , were also shown to the jury . in an exchange on october 28 2013 , the court heard , ganeshan used skype to contact facey , telling him : ` get ready , things are about to come to life . keep your boys on stand-by . andras janos vass , 25 , was found guilty of human trafficking and racketeering felonies this week after grooming fellow hungarians online then keeping them captive in new york city and miami . vass brought men to america with the promises of easy work and high wages - then took their travel documents , threatened their families , and made them spend 20 hours a day on sex work , prosecutors said . ` if they deliver first time , me and only you are in big business for the future . ' huddersfield 's facey -lrb- left -rrb- vies with brentford 's michael dobson during an old second division match in 2002 . the crown claims the skype discussion - and a message sent by facey claiming six players in the football conference were ` amenable ' to match-fixing - could not have been part of an attempt to rip off a gambling syndicate . mr mather told the jury : ` it may be suggested to you that what delroy facey was actually up to was trying to scam people who were betting on football matches . ` the prosecution say that is not the case . ' facey and swaibu , 25 , of bermondsey , south london , deny conspiring together and with others to commit bribery between november 1 and 27 2013 . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . he was found guilty of the offences by a jury in miami-dade on thursday , the miami herald reported . he faces a maximum sentence of 155 years in prison - and will spend at least 21 behind bars . three of vass 's victims testified against him at the trial . two said they were tempted to the united states after being contacted via planet romeo , a free dating site . according gay star news , the men believed they would be employed as legal escorts and make between $ 3,000 and $ 5,000 a month . the victims said they were flown to new york city in 2012 and forced to live in a tiny one-bedroom apartment . they were forced to perform sex work at all hours , either in person or live on webcams . lure : prosecutors said at least two of the victims were lured to america via the planet romeo gay dating website . according to online listings , vass 's company , never sleep inc. , was based at an address in sunset park , brooklyn in new york city . in august 2012 , prosecutors said , the vass and his associates moved the business to miami . vass is accused of running the sex ring with two other men , gabor acs and viktor berki , who have yet to stand trial . victims said that they had their passports taken when they arrived and that berki , a former policeman , threatened their families in hungary . vass is due to be sentenced on june 2 .
guilty : andras janos vass, 25 has human trafficking. a former premier league striker urged a footballer at make some ` easy money fixing the result, a court ex-bolton wanderers forward delroy facey, 34, is also alleged told a contact some football conference teams ` do ' a game return payment. facey, whose former clubs hull city west bromwich albion accused conspiring non-league player moses swaibu others bribery. delroy facey -lrb- right -rrb- arrives birmingham crown court the start monday. he is accused fix lower league football matches. facey -lrb- right is alleged contacted a non-league player via whatsapp fix matches. facey -lrb- right -rrb- celebrates after for bolton wanderers the premier league in 2003. on the second day a trial birmingham crown court, prosecutor nick mather claimed records online messages showed facey had approached footballers ` throwing ' lower league matches. in one text conversation, conducted messaging whatsapp in late facey is alleged tried corrupt greater manchester-based hyde fc player scott spencer offering # 2,000. the court heard that facey, of huddersfield made contact mr spencer shortly discussing hyde 's poor run a convicted match-fixer mr spencer, who the court not any form, alleged messaged facey, who : ` you lot -lrb- hyde get rinsed, week in, defendant moses swaibu -lrb- right on the ball during an fa cup match lincoln bolton 2010. ` you lot should make this lad, easy money. a hungarian man has luring young, gay eastern european men the united states a horrific life ` check this. four goals - two either half you guys can get 2k each, win lose. ` you guys ca n't win for s so may make some peas. ' during the whatsapp conversation, which read jurors mr mather facey is alleged added a friend who betting would provide. addressing the jury his opening speech, mr mather claimed facey was attempting bribe mr spencer team-mates that trusted into fixing a match. facey -lrb- top -rrb- in action for west brom during a match norwich city march 2004. mr mather further alleged that facey told a convicted match-fixer another message : i got -lrb- football -rrb- conference teams that ` do ' a game but how? ' transcripts messages which passed facey 43-year-old krishna ganeshan, conspiracy at also shown in an exchange october 28 2013, the court, ganeshan used skype contact facey, telling : ` get ready, things come life keep your boys on stand. andras janos vass, 25 was found human trafficking and racketeering felonies this grooming fellow hungarians online then keeping captive new york city and miami. vass brought men america with the promises easy work high wages - then took their travel documents, threatened made spend 20 hours sex work prosecutors ` if they deliver first time, me only you are in big business for. ' huddersfield 's facey -lrb- left -rrb- vies brentford 's michael dobson during an old second division match 2002. the crown claims the skype discussion - a message sent facey claiming six players in the football conference ` amenable ' match - could part rip a gambling syndicate. mr mather told the jury : ` it may suggested what delroy facey actually up trying scam betting football matches. ` the prosecution say is. ' facey and swaibu, 25, of bermondsey south london deny conspiring together and with bribery between november 27 2013. sorry we currently comments on. he found the offences by miami-dade thursday, the miami herald he faces 155 years - spend 21 behind. three of vass 's victims testified at. two said tempted the united states after being contacted via planet romeo, a free dating site according gay star news, the men believed employed legal escorts make between 3,000 the victims said flown new york city 2012 forced. they forced perform sex work at all hours, either person live webcams lure : prosecutors said at lured america via the planet romeo gay dating website. according online listings, vass 's company, never sleep inc. , was based at an address sunset park, brooklyn in in august 2012, prosecutors, the vass and moved the business miami. vass is accused running, gabor acs viktor berki yet stand victims said their passports when and berki, a former policeman, threatened their families in hungary. vass is due sentenced june 2.
guilty : andras janos vass , 25 , has been convicted of human trafficking and racketeering . a former premier league striker urged a footballer at a struggling non-league club to make some ` easy money ' by fixing the result of a match , a court has heard . ex-bolton wanderers forward delroy facey , 34 , is also alleged to have told a contact that some football conference teams would ` do ' a game in return for payment . facey , whose former clubs include hull city and west bromwich albion , is accused of conspiring with non-league player moses swaibu and others to commit bribery . delroy facey -lrb- right -rrb- arrives at birmingham crown court for the start of his trial on monday . he is accused of being involved in a plot to fix lower league football matches . facey -lrb- right -rrb- is alleged to have contacted a non-league player via whatsapp to fix matches . facey -lrb- right -rrb- celebrates after scoring for bolton wanderers in the premier league in 2003 . on the second day of a trial at birmingham crown court , prosecutor nick mather claimed records of online messages showed facey had approached footballers about ` throwing ' lower league matches . in one text conversation , conducted on messaging service whatsapp in late 2013 , facey is alleged to have tried to corrupt greater manchester-based hyde fc player scott spencer by offering him # 2,000 . the court heard that facey , of huddersfield . mr mather further alleged that facey told a convicted match-fixer in another message : ' i have got -lrb- football -rrb- conference teams that will ` do ' a game but how much ? ' transcripts of messages which passed between facey and 43-year-old krishna ganeshan , who was found guilty of conspiracy at an earlier trial , were also shown to the jury . in an exchange on october 28 2013 , the court heard , ganeshan used skype to contact facey , telling him : ` get ready , things are about to come to life . keep your boys on stand-by . andras janos vass , 25 , was found guilty of human trafficking and racketeering felonies this week after grooming fellow hungarians online then keeping them captive in new york city and miami . vass brought men to america with the promises of easy work and high wages - then took their travel documents , threatened their families , and made them spend 20 hours a day on sex work , prosecutors said . ` if they deliver first time , me and only you are in big business for the future . ' huddersfield 's facey -lrb- left -rrb- vies with brentford 's michael dobson during an old second division match in 2002 . the crown claims the skype discussion - and a message sent by facey claiming six players in the football conference were ` amenable ' to match-fixing - could not have been part of an attempt to vass 's company , never sleep inc. , was based at an address in sunset park , brooklyn in new york city . in august 2012 , prosecutors said , the vass and his associates moved the business to miami . vass is accused of running the sex ring with two other men , gabor acs and viktor berki , who have yet to stand trial . victims said that they had their passports taken when they arrived and that berki , a former policeman , threatened their families in hungary . vass is due to be sentenced on june 2 .
 Andras Janos Vass, 25, has been convicted of human trafficking and racketeering. A former Premier League striker urged a footballer at a struggling non-league club to "make some easy money" by fixing matches. The court heard that Vass contacted a player via WhatsApp, offering him £20,000 to fix a match. Vass is also accused of conspiring with others to commit bribery. He will be sentenced on June 2.