(CNN)Federal
prosecutors in the United States on Thursday announced criminal charges
against 16 FIFA officials, alleging they were part of a 24-year scheme
to enrich themselves while overseeing the world governing body of
soccer.
The 92-count
indictment, which includes charges of racketeering, money laundering and
wire fraud, expands a corruption case that began in May with charges
against 14 officials associated with FIFA and related sports marketing
companies.
The announcement
came the same day Swiss police arrested two FIFA officials on suspicion
of accepting "millions of dollars" in bribes, according to a statement
from the Swiss Federal Office of Justice.
Alfredo
Hawit, the president of CONCACAF, the governing body for North and
Central America as well as the Caribbean, and Juan Angel Napout,
president of CONMEBOL, which presides over South America, were the two
latest arrests in what is proving a miserable year for the organization
in charge of running one of the world's most popular sports.
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