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Switzerland Extradites First FIFA Official to US Over Bribery Charges
Switzerland Extradites First FIFA Official to US Over Bribery Charges
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One of the seven FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) officials detained in Zurich, Switzerland, amid a large-scale corruption scandal, has... 16.07.2015, Sputnik International
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Switzerland Extradites First FIFA Official to US Over Bribery Charges
09:37 GMT 16.07.2015 (Updated: 10:20 GMT 06.08.2022) One of the seven FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) officials detained in Zurich, Switzerland, amid a large-scale corruption scandal, has been extradited to the United States, media reported, citing the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ).
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to an earlier statement on the FOJ website, the unnamed FIFA official agreed to extradition July 9 and the process was immediately approved in a simplified procedure.
The suspect was arrested along with six other high-ranking FIFA officials in Switzerland on May 27 on a US federal corruption warrant.
The US Justice Department’s indictment charges nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives with racketeering and money laundering. The suspects are accused of receiving some $150 million in bribes.
