The federal US Attorney Loretta Lynch, presented the list of 47 charges the Department of Justice United States has against nine senior executives of the FIFA-seven of whom were arrested this morning in Switzerland- and five sports entrepreneurs those accused of corruption, bribery, conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.
"He expected them to maintain the standards that keeps the honest football and game integrity. Instead, they corrupted their interests and enriquerecerse" Lynch told a news conference in Brooklyn federal court, in which He announced that some of the offenses date back 24 years ago.
Lynch denounced the FIFA officials accused of taking bribes to decide the venue of the America's Cup, World Cup, who would gain the TV rights such competitions or who would be the new president of the organization. "In short Lynch said these individuals used bribery to decide who would televise the matches, where were to be held and who would chair the organization. The prisoners used their positions of trust to solicit bribes in exchange for commercial rights and they did it again and again, year after year, tournament after tournament. "
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The attorney general said that bribes were used to influence the choice of South Africa to host the World Cup in 2010, the United States for the 2016 Copa America, as well as elections for president of FIFA 2011. the sale of commercial rights and transmission companies which then resold these rights are also reported. In fact, executives five sports marketing companies are alleged to have systematically paid 150 million dollars in kickbacks to obtain marketing rights of such tournaments.
In the case of the 2016 Copa America, the prosecutor said "what should have been an expression of international sportsmanship -at be the first time that this competition is not in South America was used to fatten the pockets of these executives in 110 billion, almost a third of which is the cost of legitimate rights of the cup. "
The charge of the Department of Justice United States goes so far as to explain in a letter that "corruption and bribery spread to the presidential elections in 2011, when the FIFA Joseph Blatter was elected for the fourth time consecutively and several sponsorship agreements of the national team of Brazil by a major American sportswear company. "
According to Lynch, the most serious charge facing the accused is that of criminal association, and may be punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison.
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