Denver Post · Dec 16, 2015
FIFA officials plead not guilty in soccer corruption probe
NEW YORK (AP) — A sprawling U.S. bribery prosecution that has scandalized soccer's governing body took another step forward on Tuesday, with the former president of Honduras and a former FIFA vice president pleading not guilty at their first court appearance and authorities announcing that two other defendants would be extradited to face charges as well.
Former president Rafael Callejas, a current member of FIFA's television and marketing committee, was ordered held without bail at a hearing in federal court in Brooklyn. A judge agreed to release former FIFA vice president Juan Angel Napout on $20 million bond with various restrictions, including electronic monitoring and home detention.