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Jeffrey Webb, one of seven Fifa officials arrested in Zurich in May, has agreed to be extradited and face corruption charges in the United States, the Bloomberg website has reported.Jeffrey Webb, one of seven Fifa officials arrested in Zurich in May, has agreed to be extradited and face corruption charges in the United States, the Bloomberg website has reported.
Webb is expected in federal court in New York within several days, according to a Bloomberg source.Webb is expected in federal court in New York within several days, according to a Bloomberg source.
Webb, based in the Cayman Islands, became Concacaf president, a Fifa vice-president and exco member in May 2012, after Jack Warner resigned following a scandal over payments.Webb, based in the Cayman Islands, became Concacaf president, a Fifa vice-president and exco member in May 2012, after Jack Warner resigned following a scandal over payments.
He was seen as a potential successor to Sepp Blatter for the Fifa presidency but the US indictment has accused him of brazen corruption, being paid bribes that went into building a swimming pool at his house. The bribes are alleged to have been paid by the sports marketing company Traffic USA, in return for being awarded TV and marketing rights for the Caribbean countries’ qualifying matches in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.He was seen as a potential successor to Sepp Blatter for the Fifa presidency but the US indictment has accused him of brazen corruption, being paid bribes that went into building a swimming pool at his house. The bribes are alleged to have been paid by the sports marketing company Traffic USA, in return for being awarded TV and marketing rights for the Caribbean countries’ qualifying matches in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Switzerland’s Federal Office of Justice said the suspect would be handed to the US authorities within 10 days, adding “the person didn’t wish to be named at the moment”. Webb’s lawyer declined to comment as did a spokeswoman for the US attorney’s office in Brooklyn.Switzerland’s Federal Office of Justice said the suspect would be handed to the US authorities within 10 days, adding “the person didn’t wish to be named at the moment”. Webb’s lawyer declined to comment as did a spokeswoman for the US attorney’s office in Brooklyn.