Zurich cantonal police arrested six Fifa officials at the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich on the same day as the US justice department issued its 47-count indictment, which also includes charges against five corporate executives.
The shock arrests came only two days before Fifa president Sepp Blatter seeks reelection in a campaign overshadowed by scandal.
The US indictment outlines charges against 14 defendants of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies in a “24-year scheme to enrich themselves through the corruption of international soccer”.
Those charged include high-ranking officials of Fifa as well as leading officials of other football governing bodies that operate under the Fifa umbrella, the justice department said.
Jeffrey Webb and Jack Warner – the current and former presidents of Concacaf, the continental confederation under Fifa headquartered in Miami – are among the officials charged with racketeering and bribery offences, the department said.
Webb was among those arrested in Zurich. Full story...
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The shock arrests came only two days before Fifa president Sepp Blatter seeks reelection in a campaign overshadowed by scandal.
The US indictment outlines charges against 14 defendants of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies in a “24-year scheme to enrich themselves through the corruption of international soccer”.
Those charged include high-ranking officials of Fifa as well as leading officials of other football governing bodies that operate under the Fifa umbrella, the justice department said.
Jeffrey Webb and Jack Warner – the current and former presidents of Concacaf, the continental confederation under Fifa headquartered in Miami – are among the officials charged with racketeering and bribery offences, the department said.
Webb was among those arrested in Zurich. Full story...
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