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    City Blog Son of Int'l football legend, Pele, sentenced to 33 years for money laundering

    A judge in Praia Grande, in Sao Paulo state of
    Brazil has sentenced Edson Cholbi do
    Nascimento aka Edinho, the third son of
    legendary footballer Pele, to 33 years
    imprisonment for laundering money raised from
    drug trafficking.
    This is not the first time the 43 year old
    goalkeeping coach will be sent to jail for drug
    related issues. In 2005, Edson was arrested and
    served a sentence for drug trafficking offences
    and links with a notorious drug dealer in the city
    of Santos. Edson has denied the charges of
    money laundering but admits he has a problem
    with drugs.
    He was convicted alongside four others including
    a man accused of controlling much of the drug
    trafficking in the region - Ronaldo Duarte
    Barsotti, known as Naldinho. Reports says he's
    most likely to appeal the judgement soon.
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