Former Fifa chief Jeffrey Webb released on £6.4m bond after pleading not guilty to bribery charges
By PA REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 19:31 EST, 18 July 2015 | UPDATED: 19:46 EST, 18 July 2015
A former senior Fifa official has pleaded not guilty to racketeering and bribery charges in a corruption case that has sent shockwaves through the football world.
Jeffrey Webb was released on £6.4 million ($10m) bond following his arraignment in federal court in Brooklyn, New York. His lawyer declined comment after the hearing.
Edward O'Callaghan, the lawyer of Jeffrey Webb, walks out of Brooklyn Federal Court on Saturday
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Edward O'Callaghan, the lawyer of Jeffrey Webb, walks out of Brooklyn Federal Court on Saturday
Webb, 50, was among seven Fifa officials detained in Switzerland. The rest are fighting extradition.
Prosecutors allege the defendants plotted to pay bribes of more than £100 million ($150m) over a 24-year period. The payments were tied to the award of broadcasting and hosting rights for the World Cup and other tournaments.
Since the indictment, Webb has been banned provisionally and replaced as the Fifa vice president from the North and Central American and Caribbean region. Webb was also president of the regional governing body Concacaf.
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By PA REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 19:31 EST, 18 July 2015 | UPDATED: 19:46 EST, 18 July 2015
A former senior Fifa official has pleaded not guilty to racketeering and bribery charges in a corruption case that has sent shockwaves through the football world.
Jeffrey Webb was released on £6.4 million ($10m) bond following his arraignment in federal court in Brooklyn, New York. His lawyer declined comment after the hearing.
Edward O'Callaghan, the lawyer of Jeffrey Webb, walks out of Brooklyn Federal Court on Saturday
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Edward O'Callaghan, the lawyer of Jeffrey Webb, walks out of Brooklyn Federal Court on Saturday
Webb, 50, was among seven Fifa officials detained in Switzerland. The rest are fighting extradition.
Prosecutors allege the defendants plotted to pay bribes of more than £100 million ($150m) over a 24-year period. The payments were tied to the award of broadcasting and hosting rights for the World Cup and other tournaments.
Since the indictment, Webb has been banned provisionally and replaced as the Fifa vice president from the North and Central American and Caribbean region. Webb was also president of the regional governing body Concacaf.
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