see also specific people
FIFA House, 44–46, 281
Fifth Amendment, 109
Figo, Luís, 239
Figueredo, Eugenio, 200, 221, 254, 267–76, 279
FirstCaribbean International Bank, 152
Folha de Rio Preto, 160–61
Football Association (FA), 19–20, 46
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 3
Foul! (Jennings), 133
Fox, 222
France, 46, 295
Francis, Pope, 186
fraud, 7, 33, 230, 241, 248, 274, 294, 301
honest services, 248
wire, 206, 209–10, 236, 248, 265, 300
Freeh, Louis, 79, 81
Freeman, Morgan, 48
Friedman, Stuart, 111, 155
Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman, 111
FTI Consulting, 81
Full Play, 121–25, 139, 157, 161, 163, 186, 187, 198, 200, 216, 218, 222–23, 226, 266, 285, 293
Futbol Para Todos, 289
Gaeta, Mike, 20–23, 26–27, 34–35, 52–53, 76, 77, 79, 89, 94–95, 148, 172–73, 207, 212, 292
Gambino crime family, 94, 175, 176
gambling, 22, 23
Gandhi, Samir, 143, 261
Garcia, Michael, 152–53, 233–34, 247
Garcia Report, 294
Genovese crime family, 21, 173, 175
Germany, 46
Gold Cup, 40, 55, 75–76, 78, 102, 104, 114–16, 120, 125, 136, 139, 158, 164, 188, 212, 216, 218, 266
Gonzalez, Omar, 296
Google, 1, 86, 89
grand jury, 248–50, 260, 278
Grondona, Julio Humberto, 123, 185, 186, 197, 198, 224–26, 260, 293
death of, 224, 226, 253, 254
Group of Six, 122, 125, 187
Guardado, Andrés, 266
Guatemala, 121
Gulati, Sunil, 50, 99–101, 103, 143, 179
Haiti, 62, 177
Hallenstadion, 261, 280, 281, 283
Hargitay, Peter, 149
Havelange, Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroit “João,” 27–31, 33–34, 98, 183, 203, 263, 281, 284
Hawilla, Eliani, 192, 193, 195, 196, 237
Hawilla, José, 114–24, 136–37, 145, 151–53, 156–58, 159–64, 184–93, 194–201, 202, 213–18, 235–37, 249, 259, 278
arrest of, 191–93, 194, 199
Blazer and, 115–16, 188–90, 210, 236
bribes and, 119–22, 136–37, 145, 151–53, 157, 160, 185, 187, 189–90, 197–201, 206, 209, 213–14, 235, 237, 254, 298, 299
cooperation with investigation, 194–200, 203, 213–19, 222–24, 235–36
Davidson and, 215–18, 255
FBI and, 184–85, 187–88, 191–92, 196–97, 213
forfeiture agreement of, 286
guilty plea of, 236, 257
illnesses of, 237, 297–98
money forfeited by, 236–37
newspapers owned by, 160–61, 185–86, 235
Norris and, 194, 195, 197, 213–16, 236
RICO and, 236
Sanz and, 199, 215–16
Teixeira and, 199
television stations owned by, 161, 235
testimony of, 297–99
wealth of, 235
Webb and, 156–58
Hawilla, Rafael, 162–63
Hawilla, Stefano, 162, 190
Hawit, Alfredo, 81, 101, 124–25, 266, 277–79
arrest of, 277–79
as CONCACAF president, 261, 266, 278–79
Hayatou, Issa, 51, 56
Hector, Amanda, 91, 97, 109, 111, 126–27, 131, 133, 138, 175, 218–20, 285, 292
Hermitage Museum, 19
Hicks, Muse, 161, 192
Hildbrand, Thomas, 33, 286
Holder, Eric, 48, 233
Honduras, 120–21, 125
Hosenball, Mark, 86, 181
HSBC, 145
Huracán Buceo, 269
Independent, 85, 86
indictments:
in FIFA case, 246–50, 256–58, 256, 259, 260, 266, 268, 278, 279, 281, 285, 286, 292
in RICO cases, 260
speaking, 248, 261
superseding, 260, 278
Infantino, Gianni, 283–85
Blatter compared with, 284–85
elected FIFA president, 284–87
Inter/Forever Sports, 115
International Soccer Marketing, 202, 259
International Sport and Leisure (ISL), 32–34, 40–41, 48, 56, 182–83, 203, 247, 286
Interpol, 258
IOC (International Olympic Committee), 29, 47, 96, 147
IRS (Internal Revenue Service), 1–6, 85, 88–89, 91, 95, 97, 103, 108, 109, 127, 130, 142, 151, 169, 204, 230, 285
Criminal Investigation unit, 87–88, 172, 246
Warners and, 169
Watson and, 227
Ivankov, Vyacheslav, 20
Jamaica, 266
J&D International, 140, 228
Jennings, Andrew, 24–25, 34–35, 48, 84–86, 98, 100, 127, 128, 132–33
Jinkis, Hugo, 122–23, 125, 163, 164, 186, 201, 222–23, 254, 258, 266, 278, 293
indictment of, 249
Jinkis, Mariano, 122–25, 186, 187, 200, 201, 218, 222–23, 254, 258, 266, 278, 293
indictment of, 249
Johnson, David R., 96
Johnson & Johnson, 283
JPMorgan Chase, 168
Justice Department, 7, 22, 26, 27, 91, 97, 136–37, 200, 232, 247, 256, 258, 264, 275, 279, 286, 290, 292, 295
Kacic, J. J., 204, 205, 225–26
Kamperveen, André, 59
Kanhai, Angenie, 65–67
Konstantin Palace, 272
Koskinen, John, 251
Kosson Ventures, 145
Lagardère, 161
Lahm, Philipp, 76
Lauber, Michael, 273–74
LaVerne, Darren, 165, 175
Leoz, Nicolás, 33, 50, 117–19, 121–22, 124, 137, 157, 183, 185, 186, 197, 198, 203, 204, 234, 254, 258, 259, 260, 278, 279, 293
indictment of, 249
Lexani Advisors, 124
Li, Eduardo, 178, 252, 254
Lindbergh kidnapping, 87
Litvinenko, Alexander, 18
London, 12, 22–23, 147–51, 242
Olympics in, 147, 148, 151, 156, 222, 230
Lowy, Frank, 48
Lunn, Fred, 67–68, 72
Lynch, Loretta, 233, 256, 257, 273–74, 280
Mace, M. Kristin, 292–93, 302
Macpherson, Elle, 48
Major League Soccer, 41, 146
Maradona, Diego, 15
Margulies, José, 278
Marin, José Maria, 252–54, 290, 293, 298–302
Marin, Neusa, 252–53
match fixing, 75, 78–79
Media World, 121, 139, 144, 157, 160, 161, 163, 178, 216, 218
Merrill Lynch, 43, 98–99, 106
Merz, Mario, 45–46
Messi, Lionel “Leo,” 15, 76, 78, 134, 164
Metrobank S.A., 188–89
Metropolitan Police Service (Scotland Yard), 127–28, 148
Mexico, 39, 40, 102, 115, 121, 125, 266
Miami, Fla., 170, 184, 187
Miami Herald, 145
Miami Sharks, 39–40, 58
Milken, Michael, 90
Miller Lite, 102, 158
Minguell, Debbie, 66, 67, 72, 84–85
money laundering, 7, 22, 23, 83, 93, 109, 131–33, 168, 206, 210, 226, 229, 230, 233, 241, 248, 265, 274, 285, 294, 300, 301
money transfers, 91–93, 131, 140, 145, 152, 158, 188–89, 200–201
“rainbow,” 92
wire, see wire transfers
Montserrat, 69, 237
Morocco, 42, 134, 146
Mueller, Robert, 20–21
Mulligan, Mary, 111, 296
Mutko, Vitaly, 18, 36, 149, 258, 273
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), 247, 250, 286
Nally, Patrick, 28–30, 32
Napout, Juan Ángel, 252, 277, 27
9, 290, 293, 301, 302
arrest of, 277–78
Ness, Eliot, 87
Netherlands, 12, 46
New York Daily News, 230–31, 233, 234
New York Times, 51–52, 84, 108, 251, 253, 257, 262, 280
Neymar, 164
Nicaragua, 78, 219–20
Nike, 119, 134, 198
Nitze, Samuel P., 259, 292–93, 297–300, 302
Nixon administration, 97
Norris, Evan Mahran, 8, 52–53, 91, 93–95, 106–7, 109–11, 113, 126–29, 131, 133, 137–38, 147, 152, 171, 174, 175, 180, 181, 188, 189, 204–6, 220, 224, 225, 227, 230–31, 234, 246, 251, 260, 271, 276, 285–87, 291–92, 294
Berryman and, 226
criminal forfeiture agreements and, 286
Hawilla and, 194, 195, 197, 213–16, 236
indictments and, 246–50, 256–58, 260, 278, 279
Lynch and, 233
Torres-Siegrist and, 270, 271
North American Soccer League (NASL), 38, 39, 119, 160, 217, 235
Northern Ireland, 46
Obama, Barack, 49, 52, 233
Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), 135
O Globo,162
Olympic Games, 24, 27, 31, 32, 46, 47, 149, 203, 221
2002, 96
2012, 12, 147, 148, 151
2014, 13, 18
IOC (International Olympic Committee), 29, 47, 96, 147
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, 165
Onion, 262
Orbis Business Intelligence, 18, 25
organized crime, 21, 90, 138, 175–76, 180, 294
triangle chart, 137–38
Paez, Eladio, 244
Paraguay, 118, 122, 123, 274
Paul VI, Pope, 159
Pelé, 15, 38, 160, 162
pen registers, 165–66, 204
Penza, John, 207, 208, 212–13, 246
Pepsi, 119, 198
Persad-Bissessar, Kamla, 180, 182
Peru, 122, 301
Peruvian Soccer Federation, 290
Ponzi schemes, 90
Port of Spain, 42, 43, 59, 60, 80
CFU conference in, 65–73, 77, 79, 81, 84, 100, 126, 139, 140, 152, 180–81, 287
Portugal, 12, 119, 160
proffer letters, 130
Putin, Vladimir, 13, 16, 18, 19, 49, 50, 273
Blazer and, 36, 37
Qatar, 6, 8, 12, 19, 32, 49–51, 55, 57, 62–63, 68, 186, 224
“Queen for a Day” meetings, 128–29
racketeering, 7, 265, 294
Randall, Jared, 6, 51–53, 75–79, 85–86, 89–90, 106, 108, 110, 131–33, 146–51, 171–74, 212, 218, 223, 227, 231, 234, 248, 249, 255–56, 258, 265, 292
Blazer and, 75–79, 108, 231, 234–35
at CONCACAF congress, 241–43
Hawilla and, 184–85, 190, 191, 193, 194, 196–97
Sanz and, 242, 244
Real Madrid, 76, 282
Renaissance Zurich Tower, 252, 254, 261
Republic Bank, 43, 72, 82–83
RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act), 90, 175, 260
asset seizure and, 236
FIFA case and, 90–91, 138, 166, 210, 219, 231, 247–49, 260, 268, 290, 300–301
River Plate, 265
Rocha, Julio, 219–20, 254
Ronaldo, Cristiano, 78
Roth, Tim, 263
Rothenberg, Alan, 146
Rous, Stanley, 28, 203
Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS), 226–29
Russia, 10–14, 16–22, 26, 36–37, 49–53, 54, 149, 224, 234, 258, 269, 271–73, 292, 295
Russian Football Union, 13, 149, 273
Salguero, Rafael, 12
Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Sheikh, 282–84
Salt Lake City, 96
Sampson, Keith, 182
Sanz, Enrique, 139–41, 155–58, 177–78, 193, 199, 200, 211–13, 217–20, 221, 238, 255
appointed CONCACAF general secretary, 144–45, 157, 164, 211
bribes and, 158, 178
cancer of, 218–20, 240, 242, 243
collapse of, 243–44
cooperation with investigation, 214–15, 219–20, 242
Davidson and, 193, 211–12
Hawilla and, 156–58, 199, 215–16
Penza and, 212–13
Randall and, 242, 244
Rocha and, 219–20
suspension of, 279
Takkas and, 143–44
Webb and, 140–41, 144, 155–57, 177–78, 244
Sanz, Roberta, 243
Schabilion, Aimee, 2, 5
Scotland, 46
Scotland Yard (Metropolitan Police Service), 127–28, 148
Sealey, Anton, 67–68, 72
Sechin, Igor, 19
Secret Service, 87
Segura, Luis, 254
September 11 attacks, 20
Sexwale, Tokyo, 282
shell companies, 120, 132, 189, 223, 248, 270
Blazer’s use of, 103, 104
Shuvalov, Igor, 16, 50
Sibneft, 16
Sidley Austin, 143, 154–55, 176, 178, 179, 279
Simmons, David, 176–77
Skyline Condominium, 170–71
Slovenia, 13
Somali Football Federation, 32
Sony, 283
Sorokin, Alexey, 13, 149
South Africa, 10, 14–15, 17, 42–43, 46, 47, 62, 121, 134, 205, 210, 262
South America, 15, 121–24, 177
Southern New York Soccer Association, 38
Soviet Union, 20, 22
Spain, 12, 19–20, 46, 295
sponsorships, 40, 47, 75, 83, 118, 120, 123, 135, 139, 156, 158, 204, 212, 217, 222, 283–84, 294
sports marketing companies, 134–35
Sportvertising Inc., 43, 83, 85, 98–99, 104, 152
Steele, Christopher, 17–20, 23, 25–27, 52, 292
Strikers FC, 140
Strong, Simon, 81–84
structuring (smurfing), 168–70, 174, 205
Suárez, Luis, 164
subpoenas, 105–6, 109, 127, 130, 169, 198, 199, 231, 247
Title 31, 109
Sunday Herald, 84
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), 168–69
Sweden, 46
Switzerland, 46, 227, 232, 233, 247, 250, 251, 254, 257, 268, 270–75, 277, 280–83
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty requests and, 247, 250, 286
Sylvester, Jason, 66, 72, 84–85
Takkas, Costas, 141, 143–45, 179, 212, 241
arrest of, 254
indictment of, 249
Tansy S.A., 188–90
taxes, 4–5, 7, 83, 85, 86, 88, 132, 143, 199, 226, 229, 270
Blazer and, 5–7, 82–83, 86, 97–98, 103, 106, 109–10, 142, 155, 176, 209, 230
Capone and, 87
information confidentiality and, 97
money laundering and, 131
Swiss banks and, 232
see also IRS
Teixeira, Ricardo Terra, 33, 123, 183, 185–87, 197–99, 226, 234, 278
Hawilla and, 199
Telegraph, 126–28, 148
Televisa, 290
television rights, 30, 32, 33, 40, 47, 75, 76, 83, 118–20, 123–24, 134–37, 139, 140, 156, 204, 212, 222, 290–91
Temarii, Reynald, 48
Terrazas, Joaquín Soria, 58
Times (London), 48
Time Winner Investments, 145
Tokhtakhounov, Alimzhan “Taiwanchik,” 22, 23, 34–35, 78
Tordin, Fabio, 266
Torneos y Competencias, 163, 164, 186, 216, 222, 225, 285, 289–91, 295
Torres, Carlos Alberto, 114
Torres-Siegrist, David, 267–76
Tostão, 116
Tottenham Hotspur, 107
Traffic Group, 117–24, 136, 137, 139, 141, 143–45, 152–53, 156–58, 160–64, 177–78, 185, 186, 188–90, 192, 193, 195, 197, 198, 200–201, 204, 211–20, 222, 223, 235, 237, 249
Treanor, Tim, 154–55
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Treasury Department Intelligence Unit, 87–88
Triesman, David, 19–20
Trinidad and Tobago, 54, 57–63, 65, 120, 295–96
Warner as minister of national security in, 166, 170, 180–82
Trinidad & Tobago Football Association, 61, 137
Trinidad Express, 181
Trujillo, Miguel, 124
Trump, Donald, 40, 41, 292
Trump Tower, 40, 41, 54, 56, 62, 79, 81, 99, 102–3, 107–10, 155–56, 210, 231
TV Globo, 117, 136, 290
U-17 World Championships, 54
UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), 31, 134, 282
Umbro, 119
Under-20 World Cup, 252
United National Congress, 180
United Passions, 263
Univision, 136, 222
U.S. Attorney’s Office, 91, 128, 256–58
U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF), 38–39, 41, 50, 57, 58, 71, 99, 143, 146, 179, 251, 296
Uruguay, 47, 118, 120, 122, 123, 269, 270, 274–76
Valcke, Jérôme, 51, 71–73, 106, 177, 262
Valente, 152
van Praag, Michael, 239
Venezuela, 122, 124
Vernace, Bartolomeo, 175–76
Vidinić, Blagoje, 203
Villiger, Marco, 71
Wales, 46
Warner, Austin “Jack,” 6, 25, 31, 40, 42–43, 49, 51, 54–64, 69–74, 75, 79–85, 89, 93, 99–101, 106, 125, 133, 134, 137, 140–44, 146, 149, 154, 155, 166–68, 170–74, 180–82, 189, 197, 199, 228, 234, 238–40, 254, 258, 262, 278, 279, 293, 296–97
background of, 11–12
bin Hammam and, 54–56, 70, 71, 73, 80, 93
Blazer and, 6, 12, 42–43, 54–64, 80, 84, 99–100, 205, 210
bribes and, 42, 62, 120, 137, 141, 144, 146, 166, 199, 205, 209, 214, 262
CONCACAF report on corruption of, 176–77, 180–82, 209
FIFA’s suspension of, 73, 79
indictment of, 249
as minister of national security, 166, 170, 180–82
Port of Spain conference and, 65–73
resignation of, 80–82, 125
sons’ arrests and, 172–74, 180, 181
surrender of, 258
ticket scalping and, 48, 167–68
Warner, Daryan, 61, 80, 165–74, 179–80, 244, 255, 259
arrest of, 172–74, 180, 181
deposits made by, 168–70, 174
guilty plea and sentencing of, 205–7, 257
ticket scalping of, 167–68, 205–7
Warner, Daryll, 56, 80, 165–74, 179–80, 255, 259
arrest of, 172–74, 180, 181
deposits made by, 169–70, 174
guilty plea and sentencing of, 205–6, 257
penthouse of, 171
Warner, Maureen, 167
Watergate scandal, 97
Watson, Canover, 226–29, 240–41, 244
Webb, Jeffrey, 72, 140–45, 154–58, 177–80, 200, 221, 227, 229, 242, 249, 252, 261, 270–71
arrest of, 252, 254, 279
Blatter and, 239–40
bond of, 270–71
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