{"id":5240,"date":"2015-05-28T06:21:45","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T06:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=5240"},"modified":"2015-07-13T02:59:49","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T02:59:49","slug":"fifa-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/fifa-corruption","title":{"rendered":"14 FIFA Officials Indicted On Corruption Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Fourteen people were indicted and seven are being held in Zurich, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">The World Cup bidding process is being examined<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the executives used their positions to solicit bribes. Lynch stated, <em>\u201cThey corrupted the business of worldwide soccer to serve their interests and to enrich themselves.\u201d<\/em> FIFA president Sepp Blatter vowed to kick out these crooked officials, and the FIFA organization has promised a <em>\u201cswift and immediate provisional ban\u201d<\/em> from any football activity to at least 11 of the people who were arrested. Swiss prosecutors opened their own investigation into FIFA, examining particularly the bidding process for the World Cup tournaments in 2018 in Russia and in 2022 in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/c77a09538f141f279e7d694db51084f8.jpg\" alt=\"c77a09538f141f279e7d694db51084f8\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/c77a09538f141f279e7d694db51084f8.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/c77a09538f141f279e7d694db51084f8-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/429390145695463696\/\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Some officials face up to 20 years in prison<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jack Warner, a former vice-president, is accused of soliciting $10 million in bribes from South Africa&#8217;s government to host the 2010 World Cup. Mr. Warner maintains his innocence, but he turned himself in, in Trinidad. He is now released on bail. If the officials are convicted on the racketeering charges, they could face up to 20 years in prison. Lynch lists the other charges as: receiving bribes to award media and marketing rights to football tournaments, receiving bribes to influence the decision of where tournaments should be hosted, organized illegal activity, money laundering, and wire fraud.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/cf980c84cff79a16d8e6e8cc4543b44c.jpg\" alt=\"cf980c84cff79a16d8e6e8cc4543b44c\" width=\"600\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/cf980c84cff79a16d8e6e8cc4543b44c.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/cf980c84cff79a16d8e6e8cc4543b44c-456x300.jpg 456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/54254370481751039\/\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">The beginning of a long investigation<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US Attorney for New York eastern district Kelly Currie warned that this was the <em>\u201cbeginning, not the end, of the investigation.\u201d<\/em> They pledged to rid the international football organization of systemic corruption. The Justice Department, Federal Bureau (FBI) of Investigation and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) compared the FIFA to Mafia families or drug cartels. One soccer official took in more than $10 million in bribes, Attorney General Lynch said. They also <em>\u201cengaged in bribery to decide who would televise games, where the games would be held, and who would run the organization overseeing organized soccer worldwide.\u201d<\/em> The indictment also included sports-marketing executives from the United States and South America. They are accused of paying over $150 million in bribes for media deals with major soccer tournaments. The soccer officials charged are Eduardo Li, Jeffrey Webb, Eugenio Figueredo, Jack Warner, Julio Rocha, Costas Takkas, Rafael Esquivel, Jos\u00e9 Maria Marin and Nicol\u00e1s Leoz. The government is pursuing a \u201cvery aggressive prosecutorial response in order to change behavior,\u201d James B. Comey, director of the FBI, said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/CEVLV6bVAAA_3ab.jpg\" alt=\"CEVLV6bVAAA_3ab\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/CEVLV6bVAAA_3ab.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/CEVLV6bVAAA_3ab-499x300.jpg 499w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/CEVLV6bVAAA_3ab-400x240.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CEVLV6bVAAA_3ab.jpg:large\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Blatter says he welcomes the investigations from the US and Swiss organizations, and that this was <em>\u201ca difficult time for football, the fans and for FIFA as an organization&#8230; such misconduct has no place in football and we will ensure that those who engage in it are put out of the game.\u201d<\/em> Amid the controversy of the charges, Blatter\u2019s position is being questioned by many. Some are wondering how it is possible that the president managed to keep clean of all the corruption.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/12-football-players-extravagant-homes-one-of-them-is-reportedly-haunted\/\">SEE ALSO:\u00a012 Football Player\u2019s Extravagant Homes. One Of Them Is Reportedly Haunted!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US officials accused several FIFA officials of racketeering, fraud, and money laundering. 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