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A judge has ordered federal prosecutors to unseal the plea agreement between former Fifa executive committee member Chuck Blazer and the US government. A judge has ordered federal prosecutors to unseal the plea agreement between the former Fifa executive committee member Chuck Blazer and the US government.
The New York Times, ABC, Daily News, Newsday and Bloomberg all asked last week that the plea agreement be unsealed.The New York Times, ABC, Daily News, Newsday and Bloomberg all asked last week that the plea agreement be unsealed.
US District Judge Raymond J. Dearie stayed his order until Monday, giving prosecutors time to unseal the agreement or say they intend to appeal his decision. The US District Judge Raymond J Dearie stayed his order until Monday, giving prosecutors time to unseal the agreement or say they intend to appeal against his decision. He also gave the government until Friday to apply to redact any portion of the agreement.
He also gave the government until Friday to apply to redact any portion of the agreement. Blazer, the former No2 official of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean, forfeited over $1.9m at the time of his 2013 guilty pleas to racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, tax evasion and other charges.
Blazer, the former No. 2 official of soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean, forfeited over $1.9m at the time of his 2013 guilty pleas to racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, tax evasion and other charges.