US Attorney General files federal indictment in UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN District of NEW YORK CRIMINAL DIVISION against FIFA. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vs. JEFFREY WEBB, EDUARDO LI, JULIO ROCHA, COSTAS TAKKAS, JACK WARNER, EUGENIO FIGUEREDO, RAFAEL ESQUIVEL, JOSEMARIA MARIN, NICOLAS LEOZ, ALEJANDRO BURZACO, AARON DAVIDSON, HUGO JINKIS, MARIANO JINKIS, and JOSE MARGULIES, also known as Jose Lazaro, Defendants.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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JEFFREY WEBB,
EDUARDO LI,
JULIO ROCHA,
COSTAS TAKKAS,
JACK WARNER,
EUGENIO FIGUEREDO,
RAFAEL ESQUIVEL,
JOSÉ MARIA MARIN,
NICOLÃS LEOZ,
ALEJANDRO BURZACO,
AARON DAVIDSON,
HUGO JINKIS,
MARIANO JINKIS, and
JOSÉ MARGULIES,
also known as José Lazaro,
Defendants.
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I N D I C T M E N T
Cr. No. __________________
(T. 8, U.S.C., § 1451(e);
T. 18, U.S.C., §§
981(a)(1)(C), 982(a)(1),
982(a)(6), 982(b), 1343,
1349, 1425(a), 1512(c)(2),
1956(a)(2)(A),
1956(a)(2)(B)(i), 1956(h),
1957(a), 1957(b),
1957(d)(1), 1962(d), 1963,
1963(a), 1963(m), 2, and
3551 et seq.; T. 21,
U.S.C., § 853(p); T. 26,
U.S.C. § 7206(2); T. 28,
U.S.C. § 2461(c))
15 CR 0252(RJD)(RML)
DEARIE, J.
LEVY, M.J.
Case 1:15-cr-00252-RJD Document 1 Filed 05/20/15 Page 1 of 164 PageID #: 1
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION TO ALL COUNTS..................................... 1Â
I.Â
The Enterprise.......................................... 1Â
A.Â
FIFA................................................ 2Â
B.Â
The Continental Confederations...................... 8Â
C.Â
The Regional Federations and National Associations. 12Â
D.Â
The Sports Marketing Companies..................... 13Â
II. The Defendants......................................... 14
III. The Defendants’ Co-Conspirators........................ 22
IV. The Conspirators’ Corruption of the Enterprise......... 28
V.Â
Overview of the Racketeering Conspiracy................ 31Â
A.Â
The Initial Corruption of the Enterprise........... 32Â
B.Â
The Growth of the Sports Marketing Companies....... 36Â
C.Â
The Centrality of the U.S. Financial System........ 39Â
D.Â
Scandal and the Resignations of WARNER and LEOZ.... 41Â
E.Â
The Continued Corruption of the Enterprise......... 42Â
F.Â
Obstruction of Justice..............