Tuesday 15 September 2015
The United States attorney general, Loretta Lynch, has promised more arrests at Fifa as her investigation into corruption has “now expanded” since executives of the world governing body were held in Zurich in May.
Her Swiss counterpart, Michael Lauber, said his separate investigation into criminal practices in the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup had seized assets, including “apartments in the Swiss Alps”.
The two officials gave a joint press conference at the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich, the same hotel where several of Fifa’s top executives were arrested in dawn raids almost four months ago.
Lynch said new charges and arrests against “individuals and entities” were anticipated. Asked whether Fifa’s outgoing president Sepp Blatter was wise to be avoiding travel to North America, as his no-show at the Women’s World Cup final in Canada in July was perceived, she said: “I’m not going to comment on individuals and I am not able to give you information about Mr Blatter’s travel plans.”
Lauber said his office was still in the process of going through some 11 terabytes of data seized from Fifa and other sources, and it was impossible to know how long it might take.
On the question raised at the weekend, over Blatter’s signing of a contract for the sale of 2010 and 2014 World Cup TV rights to the disgraced Caribbean football executive Jack Warner for around £400,000, which were then sold on for £11m, Lauber said: “This specific case we received on Sunday and it will be analysed by us to see if this is really valuable or not.”
On that case, Mark Pieth, a Swiss legal expert once hired by Fifa to advise on anti-corruption, said: “Blatter has to defend himself against a form of embezzlement charges. They have prima facie evidence. That means they have to open an investigation.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/fifa-corruption-scandal-new-arrests-and-charges-likely-following-fbi-investigation-says-us-attorney-10500372.html
WHO: several of FIFA’s top executives
WHAT: FIFA corruption scandal
WHERE: The United States
WHEN: Tuesday 15 September 2015
WHY: bribe
HOW:several of FIFA’s top executives are arrested
1. FIFA 國際足球聯盟
2. corruption 貪汙
3. attorney 律師、代理人
5. executives 高級主管(複數)
6. anticipate 期望
7. disgraced 貶謫
8. embezzlement 侵占、盜用
9. prima 主要的、第一的
10.
investigation 調查
The behavior cheats many soccer fans and gets much money they shouldn’t have. It is a big influence on the soccer world. Many people would never believe in soccer game because of the event. And I expect that those people who are arrested should get punishment they deserve and no one can cover them.
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回覆刪除Although I am not clear of the soccer game, when I hear about the news, I feel angry. This behavior cheats many fans of soccer game and lose their trust of the organizers.I think that organizers should sake of the fans of soccer game, not just for their commercial interests.
回覆刪除This event shock the Ball sector every one , i think it is also make no face to the Ball sector and make the Soccer fan disappointed for this event .
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