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Unscathed unscathed. i want to talk chuck blazer a top soccer official in the united states. tell us about his role and how he factors in in the scandal. he s been an informant for the fbi for at least two years. he was approached in 2011 by agents from the fbi and irs and he cooperated with the investigation. he had access to all the top figures in fifa and we know for a fact he was recording some of the conversations with them. this is unbelievable in the past two years knowing this scandal spans two decades. over $100 million in this. i m wondering who is going to come out with a movie when it comes to this. why haven t we heard little bits and pieces coming out before this happening, before this coming to light? in november, we had a story in the daily news that disclosed there was an fbi investigation ....
Soccer, of course, the u.s. has charged 14 fifa soccer officials in a $150 million bribery scheme. allegedly dating back more than two decades. seven top soccer officials were arrested in switzerland this morning. today, attorney general loretta lynch in new york accused them of a long history of corruption. beginning in 1991 two generations of soccer official including the then-soccer federations under fifa, used their positions of trust within their respective organizations to solicit bribes from sports marketers in exchange for the commercial right to their soccer tournaments, they this over and over over, year after year tournament after tournament. i m joined now by joe prince wright, lead writer and editor of pro soccer talk at nbc ....
That answer. that second thing that democrat tick which i respect. you have your ticks. i know. more freedom. they re more subtle. all right. let s go back to that breaking news we were talking about at the top of the show. everyone waking up to the international governing body the justice department announced nine fifa officials and executives were indicted on conspiracy charges in other tournaments in latin america. attorney general loretta lynch opened the investigation, the indictment reads if part it alleges corruption that is rampant, systemic and deep-rooted both abroad and here in the united states. it spans at least two generations of soccer official, who, as alleged, have abused their positions in thousands of kickbacks. arrests were made early this morning at the five star nolte switzerland. you are looking at here. where the officials were staying ahead of the organization. ....