Tag: Jeffrey Webb

• Wednesday, April 13th 2016 - 04:58 UTC

  Another FIFA top official enters a guilty plea to four counts of corruption

  

  Alfredo Hawit entered a guilty plea to four counts of corruption including racketeering, wire fraud and obstructing justice. The former vice president of FIFA and former interim CONCACAF president could face a maximum of 20 years in prison on each count of corruption. The 64-year-old Hawit must also forfeit US$ 950,000 to United States Department of Justice when he is sentenced.

• Saturday, August 1st 2015 - 10:00 UTC

  FIFA corruption: Argentine indicted businessman pleads not guilty in US court

  

  The former chairman of an Argentina-based sports marketing business, one of 14 people indicted in a corruption case that has rattled the soccer world's governing body FIFA, pleaded not guilty in US federal court on Friday.

• Friday, July 3rd 2015 - 06:55 UTC

  US asks Switzerland for extradition of seven FIFA officials on bribery charges

  

  The United States asked Switzerland on Thursday to extradite seven FIFA officials arrested in an investigation into a global bribery scandal at soccer's governing body, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) announced.

• Thursday, May 28th 2015 - 00:18 UTC

  “Red Card” for 14 FIFA and sports marketing officials

  

  The United States Department of Justice brought charges on racketeering, wire fraud, and money laundering on 14 FIFA and sports marketing officials. Dubbed the “World Cup of corruption” by Richard Weber, chief of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation unit, the charges are the result of an investigation from the U.S. District Attorney’s office in Eastern New York.

• Friday, September 12th 2014 - 04:08 UTC

  FIFA vice-president has called for 'corruption' report to be published

  

  FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb has called for Michael Garcia’s report into the corruption-tarnished World Cup bidding process to be published. The CONCACAF president made his declaration at the Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester on Tuesday.