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The FIFA Corruption Scandal
In May 2015 Swiss plainclothes policemen entered the luxury Baur au Lac hotel where FIFA, world football’s governing body, were holding their annual general meeting.
After enquiring with reception about room numbers, they went upstairs, knocked on various doors, and promptly arrested six delegates.
Later that day, on the other side of the Atlantic, in New Year, the Justice Department revealed 47 count federal indictment, accusing 14 defendants of charges including money laundering. Wire fraud, and racketeering.
Those accused included FIFA executives, a broadcasting company, and sports marketing executive.
It followed an investigation centred around deals brokered between FIFA, sports marketing groups and broadcasting companies for the TV rights for the World Cup, and other major football tournaments, specifically involving the CONMEBOL (South America) and CONCACAF (North and Central America and Caribbean) Football Federations.
The claims, dating back to 1991, were that bribes worth in excess of US $150 million had been paid to well -paid FIFA executives in exchange for exclusive TV rights.
The genesis of the charges lay with an earlier investigation into the activities of Chuck Blazer.
The FIFA Corruption Scandal
In May 2015 Swiss plainclothes policemen entered the luxury Baur au Lac hotel where FIFA, world football’s governing body, were holding their annual general meeting.
After enquiring with reception about room numbers, they went upstairs, knocked on various doors, and promptly arrested six delegates.
Later that day, on the other side of the Atlantic, in New Year, the Justice Department revealed 47 count federal indictment, accusing 14 defendants of charges including money laundering. Wire fraud, and racketeering.
Those accused included FIFA executives, a broadcasting company, and sports marketing executive.
It followed an investigation centred around deals brokered between FIFA, sports marketing groups and broadcasting companies for the TV rights for the World Cup, and other major football tournaments, specifically involving the CONMEBOL (South America) and CONCACAF (North and Central America and Caribbean) Football Federations.
The claims, dating back to 1991, were that bribes worth in excess of US $150 million had been paid to well -paid FIFA executives in exchange for exclusive TV rights.
The genesis of the charges lay with an earlier investigation into the activities of Chuck Blazer.