New Indictment Adds Defendants in Soccer Probe
Five current and former members of FIFA's ruling executive committee were among 16 additional men charged with corruption in an indictment unsealed Thursday as part of U.S. prosecutors' widening investigation into soccer corruption.
December 03, 2015 at 10:42 PM
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Five current and former members of FIFA's ruling executive committee were among 16 additional men charged with corruption in an indictment unsealed Thursday as part of U.S. prosecutors' widening investigation into soccer corruption.
The 92-count indictment in the Eastern District of New York takes down an entire generation of soccer leaders in South America, a bedrock of FIFA and World Cup history.
“The betrayal of trust set forth here is outrageous,” U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said during a Washington news conference. “The scale of corruption alleged herein is unconscionable.”
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