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THE United States has intensified its extradition proceedings against Jack Warner, a former vice-president of FIFA, world football’s world governing body, following the approval by attorney-general of Trinidad and Tobago. The US wants to try Warner, 72, a Trinidadian national, on corruption charges. He is accused of receiving millions of dollars in bribes.
He and 13 other current or former FIFA officials were indicted in May.
He has consistently denied the charges and is currently fighting the extradition attempt. As the head of Caribbean and North and Central American football (Concacaf), Warner was one of the most powerful men in world football.
His support was seen as essential for any World Cup host bid. However, he has been dogged by allegations of corruption. The US has alleged that Warner has been involved in corrupt practices for more than two decades.
Last week, Switzerland approved the extradition Eugenio Figueredo, a former FIFA vice-president, to the US. Figueredo, a Uruguayan, was arrested in May, this year, while in Switzerland for a FIFA congress.
So far, only one arrested official — Jeffrey Webb, a former FIFA vice-president, from the Cayman Islands, has agreed to be extradited. After being extradited from Switzerland to the US, Webb pleaded not guilty to accepting bribes worth millions of dollars in connection with the sale of marketing rights.
He was placed under house arrest on $10million bail by a New York judge.
— Oct 5, 2015 @ 01:00 GMT
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