Former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb, right, leaves Brooklyn federal court with his attorney<br /> Edward O'Callaghan (Photo: AP)<br /><br />
August 13, 2015
Prosecutor seeks extradition of more FIFA defendants
NEW YORK (AP) — A US prosecutor says his office is in extradition negotiations with lawyers of defendants in the FIFA (FEE’-fuh) bribery soccer probe.
Assistant US Attorney Evan Norris told a judge Friday that he’s hopeful the talks will result in more defendants appearing in federal court in Brooklyn to face racketeering and other charges in a scandal that’s shaken the soccer world.
The remarks came during a pretrial hearing for Jeffrey Webb. The former high-ranking FIFA official and his lawyer left the courthouse without speaking to reporters.
The 50-year-old Webb was among seven FIFA officials detained in Switzerland last spring. He’s the only one so far to agree to extradition.
