2015 FIFA corruption case

2015 FIFA corruption case
Hotel Baur au Lac, Zürich, where seven FIFA officials were arrested on 27 May 2015
Native name Affaire de corruption à la FIFA
English nameFIFA Corruption Case
VenueHotel Baur au Lac, Zürich, Switzerland
Also known asFIFA Gate
Participants11 FIFA officials
Outcome
Accused
  • Bolivia Carlos Chávez Landivar
  • Uruguay Eugenio Figueredo
  • Argentina Hugo Jinkis
  • Argentina Mariano Jinkis
  • Paraguay Nicolás Leoz
  • Peru Manuel Burga Seoane
  • Brazil José Maria Marin
  • Paraguay Juan Ángel Napout
  • Nicaragua Julio Rocha López
  • Cayman Islands Costas Takkas
  • Trinidad and Tobago Jack Warner
Verdict
People
  • United States Chuck Blazer (guilty plea)
  • Argentina Alejandro Burzaco (guilty plea)
  • Venezuela Rafael Esquivel (guilty plea)
  • Brazil José Hawilla (guilty plea)
  • Honduras Alfredo Hawit (guilty plea)
  • Brazil José Margulies (guilty plea)
  • Trinidad and Tobago Daryan Warner (guilty plea)
  • Trinidad and Tobago Daryll Warner (guilty plea)
  • Chile Sergio Jadue (guilty plea)
  • Cayman Islands Jeffrey Webb (guilty plea)
  • Costa Rica Eduardo Li (guilty plea)
  • United States Aaron Davidson (guilty plea)
Corporations
  • Traffic Sports International Inc
    (guilty plea)
  • Traffic Sports USA (guilty plea)

The 2015 FIFA corruption case was a court case that was about corruption in FIFA and its associations.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Indictments". The New York Times. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nine FIFA Officials and Five Corporate Executives Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Corruption". United States Department of Justice. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

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