Tennis umpire receives lifetime ban for manipulating results

A tennis umpire from the Dominican Republic was given a lifetime ban on Thursday for manipulating matches in November and December 2019.

Fabián Carrero was found to have committed 16 breaches of tennis’ anti-corruption program across eight matches in tournaments held in the Dominican Republic in November and December 2019.

Carrero manipulated the match scoring in a handheld device “to facilitate guaranteed betting wins on specific points,” the International Tennis Integrity Agency said in a statement.

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He has been suspended since March last year while the case proceeded. He can no longer particapate or attend events organized by tennis governing bodies.

On top of that, the 36-year old has received a $34,000 fine.