US indicts 9 FIFA officials, 5 execs, raids CONCACAF headquarters
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Justice Department unsealed an indictment on Wednesday against nine FIFA officials and five executives, charging them with conspiracy and corruption over a 24-year span.
The Department of Justice said it unsealed the indictment as officials raided the CONCACAF soccer organisation headquarters in Miami as part of the case.
"It spans at least two generations of soccer officials who, as alleged, have abused their positions of trust to acquire millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks," Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in the Justice Department statement about the charges.
The charges were made public after Swiss authorities arrested six football officials at a hotel in Zurich as FIFA prepares for a Friday leadership vote.
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