The Jinkis have agreed to pay penalties of $50 million but will be released without restrictions on their movement as part of an agreement made with the New York District Attorney's office. This means that they will not face prison time, but will still have to pay a significant fine.
The agreement was made after the Jinkis were detained in Argentina in 2015, when the US authorities requested their extradition. The Jinkis were eventually released on bail and have been living in Argentina since then. However, they have now agreed to cooperate with the authorities and have admitted to paying bribes to several high-ranking officials, including Luis Chiriboga (Ecuador), Luis Bedoya (Colombia), Carlos Chávez (Bolivia), Rafael Esquivel (Venezuela), Juan Ángel Napout (Paraguay), and Sergio Jadue (Chile).
This is not the first time that individuals have been implicated in the FIFAgate scandal. Alejandro Burzaco, the former CEO of Torneos, admitted to paying bribes to Julio Grondona, the former president of the AFA, and was sentenced to "time served" without additional prison time. José Luis Meiszner, the former president of Quilmes and former secretary general of the Conmebol, was accused in the second round of imputations and was suspended for life by the FIFA.
The Jinkis' agreement with the authorities is a significant development in the FIFAgate scandal, and it remains to be seen what other consequences will follow. The next step will be for the Jinkis to pay their $50 million fine and for the authorities to continue their investigation into the bribery scandal.