{"id":122653,"date":"2015-06-07T06:49:52","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T06:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=122653"},"modified":"2015-06-07T06:49:52","modified_gmt":"2015-06-07T06:49:52","slug":"documents-show-details-of-fifa-bribes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/06\/documents-show-details-of-fifa-bribes\/","title":{"rendered":"Documents show details of FIFA ‘bribes’"},"content":{"rendered":"
A BBC investigation has seen evidence that details what happened to the $10m sent from Fifa to accounts controlled by former vice-president Jack Warner.<\/p>\n
The money, sent on behalf of South Africa, was meant to be used for its Caribbean diaspora legacy programme.<\/p>\n
But documents suggest Mr Warner used the payment for cash withdrawals, personal loans and to launder money.<\/p>\n
The 72-year-old, who has been indicted by the FBI for corruption, denies all claims of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n
The papers seen by the BBC detail three wire transfers by Fifa.<\/p>\n
In the three transactions – on 4 January, 1 February and 10 March 2008 – funds totalling $10m (\u00a36.5m) from Fifa accounts were received into Concacaf accounts controlled by Jack Warner.<\/p>\n
At the time, he was in charge of the body, which governs football in North and Central America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n
Personal payouts<\/strong><\/p>\n The money had been promised by South Africa’s Football Association for its so-called diaspora legacy programme to develop football in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n The documents reveal how the money was spent and moved around.<\/p>\n JTA Supermarkets, a large chain in Trinidad, received $4,860,000 from the accounts.<\/p>\n The money was paid in instalments from January 2008 to March 2009. The largest payment was $1,350,000 paid in February 2008.<\/p>\n US prosecutors say the money was mostly paid back to Mr Warner in local currency.<\/p>\n