Swiss police arrested seven FIFA officials Wednesday morning on corruption charges brought by the United States Department of Justice. A total of nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives were indicted in the massive corruption scandal.
A total of nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives were named in the 47-count indictment and have been charged with "racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies, among other offenses" by the United States Department of Justice. Also unsealed Wednesday were guilty pleas on similar charges by four individuals and two companies. The DOJ claims FIFA received over $150 million in bribes from sports marketing companies.
The flow of money was as follows, according to the DOJ:
Adidas was the first sponsor to issue a statement on the arrests.
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