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FIFA imposed a lifetime ban and a $ 1 million fine on the cashier and former member of the executive committee of the South American Confederation, Romer Osuna, for accepting bribes.
The "Viva" that bases the actions against the Bolivian leader is based in particular on its role in awarding contracts to companies that include media rights and marketing for the Union competitions between 2012 and 2015, according to the agency "Reuters".
Osuna, who has been treasurer of Conmebol for 27 years, was charged in the United States in 2015 for taking $ 200 million in bribes.
He has also been a member of the FIFA Audit and Compliance Committee.
A few days ago, Swiss prosecutors officially indicted three former German football officials and a former FIFA general for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Prosecutions by the federal prosecutor included Horst Rudolf Schmidt, former secretary general of the German Football Association, Theo Zwanziger and Wolfgang Niersbach, members of the organizing committee of the 2006 Football World Cup, and Urs Linsi, a former leader. of FIFA. While Schmidt, Tswansiger and Linsi have been charged with fraud, Neiersbach is suspected of involvement in an alleged fraud.
In July, FIFA suspended Musa Belletti, president of the Liberia Football Federation, for ten years for financial irregularities, including funds from an anti-Ebola campaign.
Other allegations of corruption against the president of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Ahmed Ahmed, have recently been denounced and questioned by the French authorities in June as part of an investigation. before his release.
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