USA v. Webb et al

  1. August 27, 2018

    Gov't Says Paraguayan Ex-Soccer Boss Should Do 20 Years

    Federal prosecutors investigating graft at the international soccer governing body FIFA and lawyers for former soccer boss Juan Angel Napout staked out different positions ahead of his Wednesday sentencing for taking bribes, with the government saying Napout deserves 20 years in prison and the defense rejecting culpability and asking for a quick release.

  2. August 22, 2018

    Ex-Brazilian Soccer Boss Gets 4 Years In FIFA Bribery Case

    Former Brazilian soccer federation president Jose Maria Marin on Wednesday was sentenced to four years in prison, following his conviction at trial last year on corruption charges stemming from the U.S. government's wide-ranging FIFA corruption probe.

  3. August 21, 2018

    Ex-FIFA VP Asks For 6-Month Sentencing Delay

    Jeffrey Webb, a former FIFA vice president ordered to forfeit $6.7 million for his role in international soccer's massive bribery scandal, asked a New York federal judge Monday to postpone his scheduled September sentencing for six months.

  4. August 15, 2018

    Feds Want 10 Years For Convicted Ex-Brazil Soccer Boss

    Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn are pushing for at least 10 years in prison for 85-year-old former Brazilian soccer federation president Jose Maria Marin, who was convicted of bribery and corruption-related charges in a trial last year stemming from the U.S. government's wide-ranging FIFA corruption probe.

  5. August 07, 2018

    FIFA Seeks Restitution From Former Execs In Bribery Probe

    FIFA on Monday asked a New York federal judge to hold a pair of South American soccer presidents responsible for some of more than $28.1 million in legal fees the organization claimed to have racked up during the investigation and trial that ended in their racketeering convictions last year.

  6. June 25, 2018

    2 FIFA Execs Lose Bid To Overturn Corruption Convictions

    A federal judge in Brooklyn denied a bid by two South American soccer presidents to have their convictions reversed or be granted a new trial after the two were convicted in December of racketeering conspiracy and other charges as part of the U.S. government's wide-ranging FIFA corruption probe.

  7. February 22, 2018

    Prosecutors Rip Acquittal Bid By Soccer Bosses In FIFA Case

    Brooklyn federal prosecutors on Wednesday pushed back against post-trial acquittal attempts by two South American soccer presidents convicted in December of racketeering conspiracy and other charges brought as part of the wide-ranging FIFA corruption case, deeming their arguments legally baseless.

  8. February 01, 2018

    Ex-FIFA VP Ordered To Pay $6.7M For Bribery Scheme Role

    A New York federal court on Wednesday ordered Jeffrey Webb, a former FIFA vice president who headed the soccer association's governing body in North and Central America and the Caribbean, to forfeit $6.7 million for his role in the international sport's massive bribery scandal.

  9. January 23, 2018

    Convicted South American Soccer Bosses Seek New Trial

    Two South American soccer presidents convicted last month of racketeering conspiracy asked a federal court in Brooklyn on Monday to reverse their convictions or grant them a new trial, arguing the prosecutors failed to prove their bribery allegations in the trial, which was the first stemming from a much wider investigation of FIFA corruption.

  10. January 11, 2018

    Acquitted Former Peruvian Soccer Boss Still Faces Charges

    The former president of the Peruvian soccer federation who was acquitted by a New York federal jury on a racketeering count in the U.S. government's wide-ranging FIFA corruption probe last month could still face the remaining charges, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

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