Fifa officials arrested on corrupti

Fifa officials arrested on corruption charges

At least six top Fifa officials have been arrested on corruption charges in an early-morning police operation in Zurich. More than a dozen plain-clothed officers descended on the five-star Baur au Lac hotel on Wednesday to make the arrests. The Swiss city is the setting for this year’s annual meeting of football’s world governing body.
The Associated Press quoted Swiss officials as saying six people had been taken into custody on suspicion of getting or paying bribes. However, the Guardian understands as many as 15 people worldwide might have been arrested as part of the operation.
The Swiss Federal Office of Justice said those arrested in Zurich were pending extradition at the request of US authorities. In a statement the FOJ said US authorities suspect the officials of having received or having paid bribes totaling millions of dollars. It said the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York is investigating individuals for kick-backs between the early 1990s and now.
The charges stem from a joint investigation by the FBI and US tax authorities that have been ongoing since at least 2011, according to the New York Daily News website.
Not all of the officials are believed to be in Zurich at present. But it was reported that Sepp Blatter, the president of Fifa, is not one of those arrested in the morning raids.
A press conference is to be held by the US attorney’s office in New York on Wednesday.

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