South African officials paid more than $10 million (R120 million) in bribes to host the 2010 World Cup and handed over a briefcase stuffed with $10 000 stacks of banknotes in Paris, a US indictment alleged on Wednesday.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch said executives from soccer's governing body FIFA took bribes in exchange for voting for South Africa to become the first African nation to host the tournament.
An indictment unsealed in New York alleges that former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, 72, diverted a "substantial portion" of the funds for his personal use.
The document claims that Warner and his family cultivated ties with South African soccer officials dating back to the early 2000s and the country's first and thwarted bid to host the World Cup in 2006.
"At one point," the indictment alleges, Warner ordered an intermediary to fly to Paris and "accept a briefcase containing bundles of US currency in $10 000 stacks in a hotel room" from a high-ranking South African bid committee official. Full story...
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch said executives from soccer's governing body FIFA took bribes in exchange for voting for South Africa to become the first African nation to host the tournament.
An indictment unsealed in New York alleges that former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, 72, diverted a "substantial portion" of the funds for his personal use.
The document claims that Warner and his family cultivated ties with South African soccer officials dating back to the early 2000s and the country's first and thwarted bid to host the World Cup in 2006.
"At one point," the indictment alleges, Warner ordered an intermediary to fly to Paris and "accept a briefcase containing bundles of US currency in $10 000 stacks in a hotel room" from a high-ranking South African bid committee official. Full story...
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