FIFA scandal: Chuck Blazer admitted taking bribes – BBC Russian

• June 4, 2015

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Chuck Blazer has long been a member of FIFA’s executive committee

In the US, published materials hearings during which former senior official FIFA Chuck Blazer pleaded guilty.

A former board member of the CONCACAF said that he and other members of the leadership of FIFA taking bribes for the election of South Africa as a country -hozyayki the World Cup in 2010.

Blazer also admitted that he took bribes for the 1998 World Cup.

US law enforcement authorities have opened a criminal case against officials of FIFA, which resulted in the organization’s president Sepp Blatter was forced to resign .

Last week, the US Attorney’s Office brought charges against 14 FIFA officials in extortion, bribery and money laundering. Four other suspects at this time the charges have already been brought in them was Chuck Blazer.

The US Justice Department accuses them of taking bribes and kickbacks totaling more than $ 150 million over the past 24 years.

Bribes and kickbacks

Seven of the 14 officials were arrested in Zurich, where they arrived at the FIFA Congress. Two of them – the vice president of this organization.

Details are contained in the recognition blazer materials transcript of hearings held in 2013 in the Eastern District Court of New York.

Chuck Blazer has agreed to cooperate with the investigation after charges against him

Blazer from 1990 to 2011 was the second in rank to an officer of the Confederation of Football in North and Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). He was also a member of FIFA’s executive committee from 1997 to 2013.

“From about 2004 and continuing until 2011, I and other members of the FIFA Executive Committee agreed to accept a bribe in connection with the selection of South Africa as strany- hostess 2010 World Cup, “- said Blazer.

” I and others have agreed to accept bribes and kickbacks in connection with the rights to broadcast and other rights to the Gold Cup in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003 (CONCACAF Gold Cup – the regional championship for national teams until 1991 – the championship of the CONCACAF nations – Ed.) “.

Blazer was arrested by federal agents in connection with tax evasion. After the charges against him, he agreed to cooperate with the investigation.

According to reports, Chuck Blazer also agreed to record his conversations with colleagues at a microphone hidden in key chains.