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Fifa corruption arrests: Six senior executives including vice president Jeffrey Webb to face US federal charges after raid on Switzerland hotel Fifa corruption arrests: Six senior executives including vice president Jeffrey Webb to face US federal charges after raid on Switzerland hotel
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Six high-ranking Fifa officials have been arrested in Switzerland on corruption charges and are awaiting extradition to the US. Fifa vice president Jeffrey Webb is believed to be among them.Six high-ranking Fifa officials have been arrested in Switzerland on corruption charges and are awaiting extradition to the US. Fifa vice president Jeffrey Webb is believed to be among them.
Swiss police carried out the early morning raid at the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich, escorting the executives out peacefully.Swiss police carried out the early morning raid at the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich, escorting the executives out peacefully.
In a statement, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) said the US charges related to alleged widespread corruption in Fifa over three decades worth more than $100 million.In a statement, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) said the US charges related to alleged widespread corruption in Fifa over three decades worth more than $100 million.
The New York Times reported the charges as including wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering, and named the 14 indicted Fifa officials.The New York Times reported the charges as including wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering, and named the 14 indicted Fifa officials.
The officials were held after a dawn raid at the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich Among the officials, not all of whom were in Zurich, were Jeffrey Webb of the Cayman Islands, president of Concacaf.The officials were held after a dawn raid at the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich Among the officials, not all of whom were in Zurich, were Jeffrey Webb of the Cayman Islands, president of Concacaf.
Jeffrey Webb has been named as one of those indicted by prosecutors “We’re struck by just how long this went on for and how it touched nearly every part of what Fifa did,” one Swiss law enforcement official told the Times. “It just seemed to permeate every element of the federation and was just their way of doing business. It seems like this corruption was institutionalized.”
Sepp Blatter is expected to be re-elected as Fifa president on Friday The executives were in Switzerland for an election on Friday, when Fifa president Sepp Blatter is expected to be elected for a fifth term. Mr Blatter is not understood to be one of the executives charged.Sepp Blatter is expected to be re-elected as Fifa president on Friday The executives were in Switzerland for an election on Friday, when Fifa president Sepp Blatter is expected to be elected for a fifth term. Mr Blatter is not understood to be one of the executives charged.
The head of Ireland’s Football Association said yesterday that he would not be backing Mr Blatter in Friday’s election.The head of Ireland’s Football Association said yesterday that he would not be backing Mr Blatter in Friday’s election.
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