USA v. Webb et al

  1. September 16, 2015

    Broader Case Looms As FIFA Probe Persists

    After U.S. and Swiss authorities said this week that more charges are likely forthcoming in the corruption investigation against FIFA, the body should remain on notice as investigators are looking broaden the case and wrangle more senior FIFA officials, experts say.

  2. September 14, 2015

    AG Lynch Says More Charges Expected In FIFA Probe

    U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Monday that prosecutors "anticipate pursuing additional charges" in a sweeping investigation into corruption at FIFA, the governing body of world soccer.

  3. August 14, 2015

    More Indicted FIFA Execs Could Visit US Soon, Gov't Says

    Prosecutors told a Brooklyn federal judge Friday that the government is making progress in extradition talks with six FIFA executives who were arrested in Switzerland in May as part of a massive global soccer corruption and kickback bust as Jeffrey Webb, the lone big-shot currently in the U.S., appeared in court.

  4. July 24, 2015

    FIFA Official Taps Bryan Cave In Extradition Fight

    Venezuelan soccer official Rafael Esquivel, who was among the seven FIFA officials arrested in Switzerland as part of the U.S.-led corruption investigation into the global soccer governing body, has retained Bryan Cave LLP and European law firm CMS von Erlach Poncet Ltd. in his fight against extradition.

  5. July 20, 2015

    Extradited FIFA VP Webb Pleads Not Guilty

    Replaced FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb has pled not guilty to corruption-related charges in New York, as the first of seven high-ranking FIFA officials who were arrested in Switzerland to appear in U.S. federal court.

  6. July 10, 2015

    Imagina Rips Claim Of Miami Unit's Ties To FIFA Scandal

    Spanish media giant Imagina Group came out swinging on Friday against a report that a Miami-based subsidiary was one of the unnamed marketing companies implicated in the corruption cases against FIFA officials, alleging that the rumor could have been started by a competitor and threatening possible legal action.

  7. July 10, 2015

    FIFA Official Agrees To US Extradition In Corruption Case

    One of seven FIFA officials arrested in Switzerland in May as part of a sprawling corruption investigation into the world soccer body has agreed to be extradited to the U.S., Swiss prosecutors said Friday, marking a win for New York federal prosecutors.

  8. June 05, 2015

    FIFA Retains Quinn Emanuel Amid Corruption Scandal

    FIFA has retained Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP white collar and corporate investigations partner William A. Burck, as the beleaguered international soccer governing body deals with U.S. prosecutors' wide-ranging racketeering case accusing numerous FIFA executives of taking more than $150 million in bribes, a source close to the matter confirmed on Friday.