Fifa corruption case defendants may consider guilty pleas, prosecutor says
Several defendants in a wide-ranging corruption case involving soccer’s global governing body Fifa are in talks on possible guilty pleas, a US prosecutor said on Monday.
Assistant US attorney Evan Norris spoke in a court hearing in Brooklyn federal court after US district judge Pamela Chen set a 6 November 2017 trial date for seven former soccer officials and one former marketing executive.
All eight have pleaded not guilty, but Norris said: “We are in ongoing plea discussions with several of these defendants.”
The eight defendants are among the 42 individuals and entities charged so far in a case that has rocked the soccer world and Zurich-based Fifa.
US prosecutors accuse the defendants of participating in schemes involving more than $200m in bribes and kickbacks, both sought and received by soccer officials for marketing and broadcast rights to tournaments and matches.
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