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Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
Wed Jun 3, 2015, 05:39 AM Jun 2015

Interpol is after FIFA officials

Notices for former FIFA officials and executives wanted by US authorities

LYON, France – At the request of US authorities, INTERPOL Red Notices – or international wanted persons alerts – have been issued for two former FIFA officials and four corporate executives for charges including racketeering, conspiracy and corruption.
The Red Notices have been issued for;

Jack Warner, Trinidad & Tobago national, former FIFA vice president and executive committee member, CONCACAF president, CFU president and Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) special adviser.

Nicolás Leoz, Paraguayan national, former FIFA executive committee member and CONMEBOL president.

Alejandro Burzaco, Argentine national, controlling principal of Torneos y Competencias S.A., a sports marketing business based in Argentina, and its affiliates.

Hugo Jinkis and Mariano Jinkis, Argentine nationals, controlling principals of Full Play Group S.A., a sports marketing business based in Argentina, and its affiliates.

José Margulies (also known as José Lazaro), Brazilian national, controlling principal of Valente Corp. and Somerton Ltd., broadcasting businesses.
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Ha! Now take the World Cup from Qatar before one more poor worker dies.

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Interpol is after FIFA officials (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries Jun 2015 OP
But if we stop now, all the slave-workers in Qatar will have died in vain! DetlefK Jun 2015 #1
4000 more are predicted to die before the tournament Ron Obvious Jun 2015 #2

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
1. But if we stop now, all the slave-workers in Qatar will have died in vain!
Wed Jun 3, 2015, 06:24 AM
Jun 2015

Do you want that? Hmm?
Do you want their deaths to be senseless?
Only a few more years, victory is around the corner, Iraq will be stable any minute now... wait, what was the topic?

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
2. 4000 more are predicted to die before the tournament
Wed Jun 3, 2015, 06:44 AM
Jun 2015

Seems like a good reason to stop the Qatar WC immediately.

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