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[Greg Shatan]

FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Face Extradition to U.S.

http://nyti.ms/1etKFU5

Apropos of many of our discussions, particularly with regard to:

US vs. Swiss domicile
US vs. Swiss enforcement of laws
US "longarm" jurisidiction over non-US entities

ZURICH — Swiss authorities began an extraordinary early-morning operation
here Wednesday to arrest several top soccer officials and extradite them to
the United States on federal corruption charges.

As leaders of FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, gathered for their
annual meeting, more than a dozen plain-clothed Swiss law enforcement
officials arrived unannounced at the Baur au Lac hotel, an elegant
five-star property with views of the Alps and Lake Zurich.

The officers went to the registration desk to get keys, then headed
upstairs toward the hotel rooms....

The case is the most significant yet for United States Attorney General
Loretta E. Lynch, who took office last month. She previously served as the
United States attorney in Brooklyn, where she supervised the FIFA
investigation.....

United States law gives the Justice Department wide authority to bring
cases against foreign nationals living abroad, an authority that
prosecutors have used repeatedly in international terrorism cases. Those
cases can hinge on the slightest connection to the United States, like the
use of an American bank or Internet service provider....
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