14 Indicted, 7 Arrested in U.S. FIFA Corruption Probe

Nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives have been indicted on racketeering, conspiracy and corruption charges linked to the organization's oversight of the World Cup and other international soccer tournaments, according to the Department of Justice. The case involves bribes "totaling more than $100 million" linked to commercial deals dating back to the 1990s for soccer tournaments in the United States and Latin America, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice said in a statement. Seven defendants were arrested overseas at the lakeside Baur au Lac Hotel in downtown Zurich Wednesday morning. Swiss federal prosecutors say they have opened criminal proceedings related to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Russia and Qatar, and have seized "electronic data and documents" at FIFA's headquarters as part of the probe.

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