Soccer and corruption

The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) is supporting an investigation against soccer functionaries and bribary suspects in the context of international mutual legal assistance. The US authorities suspect them of having received or paid bribes totaling in the millions in the context of awarding media, marketing and sponsoring rights in connection with soccer tournaments in Latin Amercia.

Press Releases and informations

• Six Soccer officials detained pending extradition
• Names of the persons arrested
• Majority of arrested individuals contesting extradition to the USA

  Press Releases dated 27 May 2015

• Appeal against extradition warrant

  Press Release dated 10 June 2015

• FIFA officials – no release from detention pending extradition proceedings (PDF, 123 kB, 05.06.2020)

  Press Release of the Federal Crimal Court dated 26 June 2015

• USA asks Switzerland to extradite the seven detained FIFA officials

  Press Release dated 2 July 2015

• FIFA official agrees to extradition to USA

  Press Release dated 10 July 2015

• Julio Rocha agrees to extradition to Nicaragua

  Information dated 14 August 2015

• FOJ approves extradition of Eugenio Figueredo

  Press Release dated 17 September 2015

• FOJ approves extradition of Rafael Esquivel

  Press Release dated 23 September 2015

• FOJ approves extradition of Eduardo Li

  Press Release dated 29 September 2015

• FIFA official – no release from detention (PDF, 129 kB, 05.06.2020)

  Press Release of the Federal Crimal Court dated 5 October 2015

• FOJ approves extradition of Costas Takkas

  Press Release dated 9 October 2015

• FOJ approves extradition of Julio Rocha

  Press Release dated 15 October 2015

• José Maria Marin agrees extradition to the USA

  Press Release dated 28 October 2015

• Eugenio Figueredo agrees to extradition to Uruguay

  Press Release dated 11 November 2015

• Two further FIFA officials in custody pending extradition
• The two arrested FIFA officials opposing extradition to USA

  Press Releases dated 3 December 2015

• Juan Angel Napout agrees extradition to the USA

  Press Release dated 8 December 2015

• Juan Angel Napout extradited to the USA

  Press Release dated 15 December 2015

• Eduardo Li extradited to the USA

  Press Release dated 18 December 2015

• FIFA: first evidence handed to US authorities

  Press Release dated 30 December 2015

• Alfredo Hawit agrees extradition to the USA

  Press Release dated 6 January 2016

• Auslieferung von Fussballfunktionär an die USA bestätigt (PDF, 73 kB, 05.06.2020)

  Press Release of the Federal Crimal Court dated 29 January 2016
  (This document is not available in English)

• Rafael Esquivel extradited to the USA

  Press Release dated 7 March 2016

• Costas Takkas extradited to the USA

  Press Release dated 22 March 2016

• Auslieferung von FIFA-Funktionär an die USA bestätigt

  Medienmitteilung des Bundesgerichts vom 9. Mai 2016

• Extradition aux USA confirmée pour un fonctionnaire de la FIFA

  Communiqué aux médias du Tribunal fédéral du 9 mai 2016
  (This document is not available in English)

• Julio Rocha extradited to the USA

  Press Release dated 18 May 2016

Documentation

• Questions and answers (PDF, 99 kB, 05.06.2020)
• Preguntas y respuestas (PDF, 99 kB, 05.06.2020)
• Bundesstrafgericht, Entscheid vom 25. Juni 2015 (PDF, 121 kB, 05.06.2020)

  (This document is not available in English)

• Bundesstrafgericht, Entscheid vom 2. Oktober 2015 (PDF, 180 kB, 05.06.2020)

  (This document is not available in English)

• Bundesstrafgericht, Entscheid vom 25. November 2015 (PDF, 144 kB, 05.06.2020)

  (This document is not available in English)

• Bundesgericht, Urteil vom 16. Dezember 2015 (PDF, 103 kB, 05.06.2020)

  (This document is not available in English)

• Bundesstrafgericht, Entscheid vom 27. Januar 2016 (PDF, 179 kB, 05.06.2020)

  (This document is not available in English)

• Bundesstrafgericht, Entscheid vom 3. März 2016 (PDF, 157 kB, 05.06.2020)

  (This document is not available in English)

• Bundesstrafgericht, Entscheid vom 16. März 2016 (PDF, 211 kB, 05.06.2020)

  (This document is not available in English)

• Bundesgericht, Urteil vom 2. Mai 2016 (PDF, 165 kB, 05.06.2020)

  (This document is not available in English)

• Extradition (Fact Sheet)
• FIFA Indictment (PDF, 14 MB, 05.06.2020)
• FIFA Superseding Indictment

Note

Regarding irregularities in connection with soccer tournaments, proceedings are under way on two separate fronts:

• Firstly, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York is conducting a criminal investigation into the awarding of media, marketing and sponsorship rights for soccer tournaments in the United States and Latin America. The Federal Office of Justice is supporting this investigation in the context of international mutual legal assistance and will decide on any extradition and legal assistance requests.
• Secondly, the Office of the Attorney General is conducting a criminal investigation into the selection of Russia as the host country for the 2018 World Cup and Qatar as the host country for 2022. Please address any inquiries concerning the Swiss investigation to the Office of the Attorney General.

Links

• The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland seizes documents at FIFA

  Press Release of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland dated 27 May 2015

• Nine FIFA Officials and Five Corporate Executives Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Corruption

  Press release of the Departement of Justice of the US dated 27 May 2015

• Sixteen Additional FIFA Officials Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Corruption

  Press release of the Departement of Justice of the US dated 3 December 2015

Dossier

Press releases

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