FIFA officials arrested on federal corruption charges

by Michael Amato 5h ago

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Swiss authorities arrested multiple FIFA officials Wednesday on charges of corruption and plan to extradite them to the United States, according to Matt Appuzo of The New York Times.
Law enforcement officials arrived at a Swiss hotel and made the arrests where FIFA's officials gathered for their annual meeting. The charges came from Brooklyn, New York, according to Apuzzo.
Prosecutors are reportedly set to indict more than 10 officials on wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering. According to the Associated Press, six officials have already been arrested and detained pending extradition at the request of U.S. authorities ahead of the FIFA congress in Zurich.
Sepp Blatter, FIFA's president who is up for re-election Friday, was not charged.
FIFA has been accused of accepting bribes in the past, most notably during the process that saw Qatar awarded the 2022 World Cup.
with files from the Associated Press