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Paraguay authorities raid CONMEBOL offices in FIFA probe Paraguay to send documents seized in CONMEBOL raid to US
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ASUNCION, Paraguay — Paraguayan authorities raided the headquarters of the South American soccer confederation Thursday in connection to the sprawling FIFA probe being led by U.S. and Swiss prosecutors. ASUNCION, Paraguay — Paraguayan prosecutors say they have started going through the documents seized during a raid of the headquarters of the South American soccer confederation and will send them to the U.S., which is leading a probe on corruption in soccer.
The U.S. Justice Department last year indicted several top soccer officials and businessmen in an alleged scheme that involved receiving bribes for broadcast rights to Copa America games. The U.S. Justice Department last year indicted several soccer officials and businessmen in an alleged scheme that involved receiving bribes for commercial rights to Copa America and other tournaments.
The men charged include Juan Angel Napout, Nicolas Leoz and Eugenio Figueredo, former presidents of the confederation known as CONMEBOL, which has its offices in Asuncion. The men charged include the three last presidents of the CONMEBOL confederation, which has its offices in Asuncion, Paraguay.
A statement from the Public Ministry said investigators were combing the headquarters in search of documents or information on computer hard drives related to the FIFA case. Prosecutor Hernan Galeano said authorities seized contracts dating from 1991 to 2015 during Thursday’s raid.
“The main issues are the contracts between CONMEBOL and the companies that owned the marketing rights to Copa Libertadores and Copa America,” Galeano said Friday.
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