Corrupt FIFA officials arrested - to be extridited to 'Merica (1 Viewer)

Tom Servo · May 27, 2015

FIFA officials arrested on corruption charges as World Cup inquiry launched

Their ticket to America:

United States law gives the Justice Department wide authority to bring cases against foreign nationals living abroad, an authority that prosecutors have used repeatedly in international terrorism cases. Those cases can hinge on the slightest connection to the United States, like the use of an American bank or Internet service provider.

Switzerland’s treaty with the United States is unusual in that it gives Swiss authorities the power to refuse extradition for tax crimes, but on matters of general criminal law, the Swiss have agreed to turn people over for prosecution in American courts.

Baloney Sandwich · May 27, 2015

They were letting the air out of the balls?

Smack Tripper · May 27, 2015

why are tax dollars being wasted on this?

We are worried about an international sports body and ignore our own sins in our own financial institutions.

This is embarrassing and could lead to quite an international black eye.

Poke_4_Life · May 27, 2015

Smack Tripper said:
why are tax dollars being wasted on this?

We are worried about an international sports body and ignore our own sins in our own financial institutions.

This is embarrassing and could lead to quite an international black eye.

Wrong, but thanks for playing.

FYI, there's a lot of info in the soccer thread on this story.

gameday · May 27, 2015

Good God, that is sure a collection of handsome men.

Mad Cow · May 27, 2015

What? Corruption in a major international organization? Well, at least we still have the IOC as a bastion of ethics in their selection dealings.

CGRdrJoe · May 27, 2015

Poke_4_Life said:
Smack Tripper said:

why are tax dollars being wasted on this?

We are worried about an international sports body and ignore our own sins in our own financial institutions.

This is embarrassing and could lead to quite an international black eye.

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Wrong, but thanks for playing.

FYI, there's a lot of info in the soccer thread on this story.

shhhh

Bucky86 · May 27, 2015

Wasn't this already a well known thing?

NewlyRetired · May 27, 2015

Bucky86 said:
Wasn't this already a well known thing?

yes been known for decades that FIFA was corrupt. This is the first time though that they pissed off enough of the wrong people with their corruption that large scale arrests are happening.

Tom Servo · May 27, 2015

Smack Tripper said:
why are tax dollars being wasted on this?

We are worried about an international sports body and ignore our own sins in our own financial institutions.

This is embarrassing and could lead to quite an international black eye.

What? A national government takes on a body everyone knows is corrupt? This is not exactly gunboat diplomacy here. :lmao:

Insomniac · May 27, 2015

The people running FIFA and the IOC make the NCAA look almost honest.

shader · May 27, 2015

Smack Tripper said:
why are tax dollars being wasted on this?

We are worried about an international sports body and ignore our own sins in our own financial institutions.

This is embarrassing and could lead to quite an international black eye.

Yeah, what the banks are doing is far worse than what FIFA is doing. But that doesn't mean FIFA isn't corrupt.

Jack White · May 27, 2015

FIFA is like a mini-state, minus the military-industrial complex.

coyote5 · May 27, 2015

Jack White said:
FIFA is like a mini-state, minus the military-industrial complex.

Does this mean this can be resolved with drone strikes?

coyote5 · May 27, 2015

The real shame in all of this is that all of the hard work Blatter has done to improve soccer will be forgotten, because of all this corruption hidden deep within the organization, obviously well camoflaged from Sepp's vigilant eyes. An amazing legacy forever tarnished by the greed of others.

Quez · May 27, 2015

Read a good comment under the deadapin article,

"It feels like America won the World Cup"

Jack White · May 27, 2015

coyote5 said:
Jack White said:

FIFA is like a mini-state, minus the military-industrial complex.

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Does this mean this can be resolved with drone strikes?

King of the World Obama says yes.

Tom Servo · May 27, 2015

Walking Boot said:
coyote5 said:

The real shame in all of this is that all of the hard work Blatter has done to improve soccer will be forgotten, because of all this corruption hidden deep within the organization, obviously well camoflaged from Sepp's vigilant eyes. An amazing legacy forever tarnished by the greed of others.

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He hasn't done nearly enough to improve soccer. Here's a hint: let 'em use their damn hands.

And pneumatic catapults.

Smack Tripper · May 27, 2015

Poke_4_Life said:
Smack Tripper said:

why are tax dollars being wasted on this?

We are worried about an international sports body and ignore our own sins in our own financial institutions.

This is embarrassing and could lead to quite an international black eye.

Click to expand...

Wrong, but thanks for playing.

FYI, there's a lot of info in the soccer thread on this story.

We have countries in this world that support slavery, we trade and have diplomatic relations with countries that have major human rights violations, we are still recovering from a financial crisis that has never had any accountability... and yet we are chasing down guys that took some envelopes because apparently our envelopes werent fat enough to get a bid?

I guess the IOC is next, and I wonder how the NFL now justifies the freebies they demand from host cities for consideration. How is that not extortion in light of these actions?

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