January 15, 2020
An 80-year-old Brazilian ex-broadcasting executive is asking for a sentence of time served plus probation for his role in a bribery scheme, telling a New York federal court his health will suffer if he is sent to prison.
March 13, 2019
The former Guatemalan soccer federation president should pay $1.5 million to cover attorneys' fees for CONCACAF, the soccer federation for North and Central America and the Caribbean, after he avoided further jail time by pleading guilty to taking bribes, prosecutors said Wednesday.
February 11, 2019
Two former South American soccer officials convicted for their roles in the FIFA bribery scandal have asked the Second Circuit to overturn their convictions, with one saying the U.S. had no authority to prosecute him and the other arguing the trial court made numerous mistakes.
February 01, 2019
Attorneys for a former South American soccer official convicted in the FIFA corruption probe said he never hid that a large portion of the $20 million he posted to secure his supervised release during trial was not his, arguing the funds should be released back to his family.
January 28, 2019
Prosecutors have asked a New York federal court to limit how much cash a former South American soccer official can pull from a cash bond that secured his supervised release during trial, saying that he had never before claimed the money was anyone's but his own.
December 20, 2018
A New York federal judge shot down a request by an international soccer association for restitution from former officials convicted in the FIFA corruption scandal, saying Thursday that the organization "had not and could not" show that it failed to recoup the fees it was asking for.
December 06, 2018
Rafael Salguero, a Guatemalan lawyer and former FIFA official who pled guilty to fraud, racketeering and money laundering offenses, was spared time in prison at his sentencing on Thursday, where he was revealed to have cooperated with prosecutors while living in hiding from potential threats for the past three years.
December 05, 2018
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football has asked a New York federal judge to reconsider an order denying it restitution from former soccer officials convicted in the sprawling FIFA corruption scandal.
November 21, 2018
A New York federal judge on Tuesday refused to allow FIFA and two related organizations to recoup more than $116 million in restitution from two former soccer officials convicted of corruption offenses, finding in part that FIFA's bid to collect for internal investigative costs is precluded by the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Lagos v. U.S.
November 08, 2018
A federal judge indicated in a Brooklyn courtroom Thursday that she does not believe criminal law supports forcing two convicted soccer officials to compensate FIFA for $28 million it spent investigating widespread corruption after they were arrested.