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In total, seven then-current FIFA officials were arrested at the Hotel Baur au Lac in Zürich on 27 May. They were preparing to attend the 65th FIFA Congress, which was scheduled to include the election of the president of FIFA. [3] They were expected to be extradited to the United States on suspicion of receiving US$150 million in bribes. [3]
Here is a look at the seven soccer officials arrested in Switzerland on warrants issued by the U.S. Justice Department after a corruption probe involving FIFA members. All seven are connected with ...
The world's most popular sport was plunged into turmoil on Wednesday as seven powerful soccer figures were arrested on U.S. corruption charges and faced extradition from Switzerland, whose ...
GENEVA (AP) — One of the seven FIFA officials arrested in Zurich as part of a corruption probe has been extradited to the United States, the Swiss Justice Ministry said Thursday. The Federal ...
Jeffrey D. Webb (born 24 September 1964) is the former president of CONCACAF and Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA), and former vice president of FIFA.Webb was arrested for corruption charges on 27 May 2015 by Swiss police at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice on charges of racketeering, wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracy. [2]
On May 27, 2015, several FIFA officials were arrested in Zurich, with Blazer having been a key cooperating witness in the investigation that led to the arrests. [27] In exchange for his cooperation, Blazer agreed to plead guilty to charges that include racketeering, wire fraud, income tax evasion, and money laundering. [28]
The congress was preceded by the arrests in Zürich of several officials associated with FIFA, who were expected to be extradited to the United States to face various corruption charges. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Former FIFA official Marco Polo del Nero had his appeal heard at sport’s highest court on Tuesday against a life ban from soccer for taking millions of dollars in bribes. The Court of ...