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Loretta Lynch's Justice Department Just Launched a Full-Blown Offensive Against FIFA
National Journal ^
| May 27, 2015
| Nora Kelly
Posted on 05/27/2015 8:07:40 AM PDT by Biggirl
May 27, 2015 Loretta Lynch's Justice Department unsealed a 47-count indictment Wednesday morning laden with racketeering, corruption and conspiracy charges against 14 people associated with FIFA, the world soccer association, and international soccer organizations.
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Does not surprise me. This is ALL POLITICAL IN NATURE.
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:07:41 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
To: Biggirl
So we are protected from Big Soccer?..................
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:08:28 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: Biggirl
Maybe...but FIFA has done lots of corrupt things over two decades, and most of the figureheads of the organization need some real jail-time. Just on tax avoidance for the illicit money they took in....they need jail-time.
To: Biggirl
Why? did they deflate their balls?
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:09:28 AM PDT
by
Daveinyork
( Marbury vs.Madison was the biggest power grab in American history.)
To: Red Badger
I suspect that the JUST US Dept. is doing this to send a “warming” to the major sports organizations, for example, the NFL.
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:09:50 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: Biggirl
Can you say...”distraction?” Story will now dominate all news outlets for days/weeks.
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:10:15 AM PDT
by
apoxonu
To: pepsionice
Possible.
But it is also political in nature. Most likely USA not happy that Russia got the 2018 World Cup?
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:11:23 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: Biggirl
Turning up the Heat?.....................
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:11:30 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: Biggirl
Am not sure how this effects the USA or what they believe their Jurisdiction is
I assume the DOJ feels crimes were committed in the USA?
It certainly does seem strange. It would be like the European Union going after the NFL.
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:11:58 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: pepsionice
Can the investigation into the IOC be far behind?..............
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:12:09 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: Biggirl
I dunno, are there any Repub, Consevitive, obama enemy, lib/dem enemy that this may lead back to? That would explain it.
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:12:17 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
To: apoxonu
Yep, and a desperate move by the Dems. They know they are going to get creamed next year in the Presidential elections.
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:12:24 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: Biggirl
Wow, this is good.
I lay awake at night worrying about the corruption in international soccer.
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:12:29 AM PDT
by
Lorianne
(fed pork, bailouts, gone taxmoney)
To: apoxonu
Most people in the USA don’t really care................
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:13:02 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: Red Badger
Or pressure to award the 2024 games to Boston.
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:13:29 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: Biggirl
Boston? Better keep an eye on the balls....................
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:14:52 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: Red Badger
Yep, you got it.
Now if the Comish of the NFL got charged by the JUST US Dept., it would be a very different ball game indeed.
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:14:55 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: PGR88
Am not sure how this effects the USA or what they believe their Jurisdiction is I assume the DOJ feels crimes were committed in the USA? Wire and bank fraud occurring in the U.S., according to the report.
It's also a bit unfair to lay any credit/blame on Lynch for this one - it's a multi-year investigation. I suspect the timing of the arrests and announcements might have something to do with the upcoming FIFA elections, as the U.S. government and soccer officials are both of the (correct) opinion that Sepp Blatter and his cronies need to go.
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:15:38 AM PDT
by
kevkrom
(I'm not an unreasonable man... well, actually, I am. But hear me out anyway.)
To: Biggirl
Take away their tax exempt status, maybe.........
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:16:01 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: Red Badger
Well I wanted D.C. to vie for the 2024 summer games, but instead Boston got accepted. Maybe to put behind the Boston Marathon bombing incident.
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posted on
05/27/2015 8:16:29 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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