USA v. Webb et al

  1. June 13, 2016

    Greenberg Traurig Seeks $4M Escrow For Charged FIFA Exec

    Greenberg Traurig LLP has asked a New York federal judge overseeing the FIFA corruption case to create a $4 million escrow account from its client's $20 million security deposit in order to cover legal fees and living expenses, according to a letter sent Friday on behalf of the former FIFA vice president and one of the last remaining defendants in the case.

  2. May 18, 2016

    Nicaraguan Soccer Official Pleads Not Guilty In FIFA Case

    The last of seven former global soccer officials arrested before a FIFA meeting last May pled not guilty to corruption-related charges in Brooklyn federal court Wednesday after the Nicaraguan soccer head was extradited from Switzerland.

  3. April 18, 2016

    Judge Declines To Unseal Full FIFA Plea Deals

    A New York federal judge on Friday declined to unseal plea agreements for three suspects in the sprawling probe into corruption at international soccer governing body FIFA, denying a request from a media outlet made last month, but agreeing to release redacted transcripts of the guilty pleas.

  4. April 11, 2016

    Ex-FIFA VP Becomes 15th To Admit Guilt In US Probe

    A Honduran former FIFA vice president on Monday became the 15th person to admit guilt in the U.S. investigation of corruption in global soccer, copping to four conspiracy counts before Brooklyn federal Judge Raymond J. Dearie and leaving eight defendants in the U.S. preparing for trial.

  5. March 30, 2016

    Bloomberg Counsel Wants Plea Deals Unsealed In FIFA Case

    An attorney for Bloomberg LP has sent a letter to the New York federal judge overseeing a criminal case resulting from the sweeping U.S. probe into corruption at international soccer governing body FIFA, asking that documents related to the plea deals of three suspects be unsealed.

  6. March 29, 2016

    FIFA Prosecution Has Suspect On Tape Saying Single 'Hello'

    Federal prosecutors have exactly one recorded word from FIFA bribery and racketeering suspect Juan Angel Napout on volumes of recordings in the massive soccer corruption probe, a Brooklyn federal judge heard Tuesday at a status conference that morphed into a testy discovery dispute.

  7. March 28, 2016

    Former Honduran President Pleads Guilty In FIFA Probe

    Former Honduran President Rafael Callejas on Monday pled guilty in Brooklyn federal court to racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy charges in the probe of FIFA corruption, admitting to taking bribes from a marketing firm and using the money to secure his position as a top official in organized soccer over more than a decade.

  8. March 16, 2016

    FIFA Looks To Recoup Allegedly Embezzled Funds

    FIFA, the international soccer governing body, on Wednesday said that it is trying to recuperate "tens of millions of dollars" that was allegedly pocketed by the corrupt officials and marketing executives at the center of a sprawling U.S. investigation into international soccer.

  9. March 14, 2016

    Venezuelan FIFA Bribery Defendant Free On $7M Bail

    A Brooklyn federal judge on Monday released Venezuelan soccer boss Rafael Esquivel, who was accused of taking bribes in the international soccer governing body corruption investigation, granting the defendant a $7 million bail package secured by cash and U.S. real estate.

  10. March 08, 2016

    Colombian FIFA Agent Admits Guilt, Venezuelan Denies Bribes

    FIFA-licensed soccer match agent Miguel Trujillo pled guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion in New York federal court Tuesday, and newly extradited Venezuelan soccer boss Rafael Esquivel denied accepting bribes from sports marketing companies in the U.S. investigation of corruption in international soccer.