PARIS -- Former Newcastle midfielder Sylvain Marveaux is among the four people placed in custody in France as part of the investigation into suspected tax evasion and money laundering in the transfer of football players between England and France.
A person with direct knowledge of the case told The Associated Press that the 31-year-old Marveaux was arrested on Wednesday during a wave of arrests and raids in both countries. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because that person was not authorized to speak publicly about the case. French newspaper Le Parisien first reported Marveaux's arrest.