By RYAN TOLMICH
Despite stating earlier that the organization is free of corruption, FIFA is reportedly set to come under heavy fire from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
CNN is reporting that the FBI is set to intensify investigations of corruption claims against FIFA’s senior members despite Thursday’s announcement from the organization that cleared itself of any wrongdoing.
The FBI, which has been investigating FIFA for three years, will continue its investigations in the face of the reports, which could result in charges against some of the organization’s leadership. Investigators will now seek access to FIFA’s report, commissioned by former U.S. prosecutor Michael Garcia, which has not been made available to the public.
Garcia, whose report centered around corruption claims surrounding the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, spoke out against FIFA’s statement Thursday while distancing himself from the ethics committee.
“Today’s decision by the Chairman of the Adjudicatory Chamber contains numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations of the facts and conclusions detailed in the Investigatory Chamber’s report,” Garcia said. “I intend to appeal this decision to the FIFA Appeal Committee.”
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