May
27
FIFA’s Paris Cash Drop: $10,000 Bundles Stacked in Suitcase
ByThe suitcase was waiting in a hotel room in Paris, the cash inside neatly bundled into $10,000 stacks.
The money, U.S. authorities allege, was payment for one of the most sought-after prizes in world soccer: a nod from FIFA, the sport’s governing body, to host the World Cup.
That allegation, involving a bid by South Africa for the 2010 Cup, is contained in a stunning 47-count indictment unsealed Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department, the result of a years-long investigation of corruption at FIFA…
FIFA’s Paris Cash Drop: $10,000 Bundles Stacked in Suitcase
