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03-16-2016, 03:05 PM
FIFA ack**wledges that bribes were paid over World Cup hosting
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GENEVA — While ack**wledging for the first time that votes were bought in past World Cup hosting contests, FIFA is seeking to claim "tens of millions of dollars" in bribe money seized by U.S. federal prosecutors.
FIFA submitted a 22-page claim to the U.S. Attorney's ****** in New York on Tuesday that seeks a big share in restitution from more than $190 million already forfeited by soccer and marketing officials who pleaded guilty in the sprawling corruption case.
SEE ALSO: Who is Gianni Infanti**? Sizing up FIFA's potential savior (http://mashable.com/2016/02/26/gianni-infanti**-what-you-need-to-k**w/)
Tens of millions of dollars more is likely to be collected by U.S. authorities when sentences are handed down, and from dozens of officials currently indicted but who have denied bribery charges or are fighting extradition. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/16/fifa-bribes/)
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GENEVA — While ack**wledging for the first time that votes were bought in past World Cup hosting contests, FIFA is seeking to claim "tens of millions of dollars" in bribe money seized by U.S. federal prosecutors.
FIFA submitted a 22-page claim to the U.S. Attorney's ****** in New York on Tuesday that seeks a big share in restitution from more than $190 million already forfeited by soccer and marketing officials who pleaded guilty in the sprawling corruption case.
SEE ALSO: Who is Gianni Infanti**? Sizing up FIFA's potential savior (http://mashable.com/2016/02/26/gianni-infanti**-what-you-need-to-k**w/)
Tens of millions of dollars more is likely to be collected by U.S. authorities when sentences are handed down, and from dozens of officials currently indicted but who have denied bribery charges or are fighting extradition. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/16/fifa-bribes/)
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