the U.S. Department of justice released the report details the Federal Prosecutor’s office in the Eastern district of new York on the bribery of employees and members of the Executive Committee of the International football Federation (FIFA) before the vote for the world Championships in Russia (2018) and Qatar (2022)
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the U.S. Department of justice released the report details the Federal Prosecutor’s office in the Eastern district of new York on the bribery of employees and members of the Executive Committee of the International football Federation (FIFA) before the vote for the world Championships in Russia (2018) and Qatar (2022).
Indictment in the proceedings, which lasts from may 2015.
the 69-page document contains allegations against more than 30 individuals in various financial frauds and bribery. The names of some of them not disclosed.
In particular, it States that former Vice-President of FIFA Jack Warner from Trinidad and Tobago received a total of $ 5 million for his vote in favor of Russia. For the same service a bribe of $1 million was offered Rafael Salguero from Guatemala. The prosecution indicated that they have received this amount.
What casell Warner, in the period from November 2010 to April 2011, he received the money more than twenty separate translations. Allegedly, on account of bogus offshore companies, which transferred money to the Warner funds received from the “based in USA companies that carry out work with the aim of holding the world Cup in 2018 in Russia.” Company names are not disclosed.
In 2015, Warner banned for life from conducting an activity connected with football.
in the vote for hosting the 2022 world Cup in Qatar bribes received by the former President of the Brazilian football Confederation, Ricardo Teixeira, the former President of the South American football Confederation Nicolas Leoz from Paraguay, who died in August 2019, and another unnamed partner.
we will Remind that Russia won the right to host the 2018 world Cup following the results of voting on 2 December 2010 in Zurich, gaining more than half of the votes in the second round. The bid of England was eliminated after the first round.
the investigating chamber of the ethics Committee of FIFA under the leadership of Michael Garcia had to investigate the results of these elections, the final report which did not contain claims to Russia. As stated by the General Director of the organizing Committee “Russia-2018” Alexei Sorokin, the Russian delegation conducted its application and frankly she didn’t need anyone to buy.
