May 27, 2021 Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. (“BJB” or “the Bank”), a Swiss bank with international operations, admitted today in federal court in Brooklyn that it conspired to launder over $36 million in bribes through the United States to soccer officials with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and other soccer federations. These bribes were in furtherance of a scheme in which sports marketing companies bribed soccer officials in exchange for broadcasting rights to soccer matches. The proceeding was held before United States District Judge Pamela K. Chen.
US hands Swiss bank red card in FIFA bribe scandal
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U S Department of Justice (via Public) / Bank Julius Baer Agrees to Pay More than $79 Million for Laundering Money in FIFA Scandal
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