Former Guatemala Football Federation  Secretary General and Judge Héctor Trujillo is  the  latest  football    official  to  plead  guilty  in the  United  States.

He has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy charges in connection with the widespread FIFA corruption scandal.

 Trujillo who was arrested on a Walt Disney cruise ship in December 2015, gave the plea before United States District judge Pamela Chen in Brooklyn in New York City.

The 63-year-old has also been ordered to forfeit $175,000  he received in “kickbacks” during his role in the scandal, which has seen more than 40 officials and entities indicted on criminal charges.

Trujillo, a judge in the Guatemalan constitutional court before his arrest, denied wrongdoing in January 2016 but has now accepted the allegations against him.

He is due to be sentenced on September 20 and could be given 20-year jail terms for each count.

Former  president  of  the  Guatemala  Football  Federation  Brayan Jimenez,  was among those who also benefitted from the scheme.

He pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy charges last July.