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Cody Worthington
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Thomas Fox
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Marc Alain Bohn
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Bill Waite
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Russell A. Stamets
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Richard Bistrong
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Eric Carlson
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U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Monday the investigation into graft at FIFA has expanded and she anticipates “pursuing additional charges against individuals and entities.”
She was speaking at a press conference in Zurich, where she appeared with her Swiss counterpart, Michael Lauber.… Continue Reading
Yesterday FIFA’s ethics committee announced that Chuck Blazer, a cooperating witness in the DOJ’s massive FIFA-related corruption prosecution, has been banned from football for life. In announcing this development, many media outlets have described Blazer as a “FIFA whistleblower.”… Continue Reading
A book about the American side of the FIFA bribery scandal is being made into a Hollywood movie by Warner Bros. and will be produced by the company owned by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, Pearl Street Films.… Continue Reading
“If the Americans end up laying a glove on those powerful men long alleged to have fleeced the world in the name of sport, let no one ever be sniffy about their involvement in soccerball again.… Continue Reading
A 47-count indictment was unsealed early Wednesday morning in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging 14 defendants with racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies for a 24-year corruption scheme at the heart of international soccer. … Continue Reading