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Tag: “World Cup of corruption” by Richard Weber

  • Saturday, May 30th 2015 - 09:27 UTC

    FIFA case: US investigator 'fairly confident' of another round of indictments

    “I'm fairly confident that we will have another round of indictments,” Weber told the NY Times on Friday.

    Richard Weber, the United States Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) leader of criminal investigations, told The New York Times he was fairly confident that there would be another round of indictments, following on the 14 FIFA officials accused of racketeering and accepting $150 million in bribes to rig marketing contracts and the selection of the host country for the 2010 World Cup.

  • Thursday, May 28th 2015 - 00:18 UTC

    “Red Card” for 14 FIFA and sports marketing officials

    U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch laid out charges against FIFA officials, who used the US financial system for bribes and kickbacks

    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.