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FIFA: Chuck Blazer was US informant since 2011
Chuck Blazer was US informant since 2011
By AFP
PUBLISHED: 14:33 GMT, 16 June 2015 | UPDATED: 14:34 GMT, 16 June 2015
Chuck Blazer, the American who blew the whistle on FIFA’s giant corruption scandal, worked secretly for US prosecutors from 2011 while still on FIFA’s executive committee, court documents show.
According to a 19-page plea agreement, unsealed by a federal court in New York late Monday at the request of media outlets, Blazer began helping US authorities as early as December 29, 2011.
The 70-year-old was still a member of FIFA’s executive committee at the time. He was suspended in disgrace only in 2013.
Chuck Blazer, the American who blew the whistle on FIFA’s giant corruption scandal, pictured at a FIFA congress on June 1, 2011, worked secretly for US prosecutors from 2011, court documents show ©Sebastian Derungs (AFP/File)
In the deal, he pleaded guilty to 10 counts, including racketeering, tax evasion, and wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies. He agreed to cooperate in exchange for a reduced sentence.
The document, dated November 25, 2013, was signed by Blazer and US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, then attorney for the eastern district of New York.
