Swiss
FIFA inquiry receives more than 100 'suspicious activity' reports
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[August 22, 2015]
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss authorities
have received more than 100 reports of suspicious financial activity
linked to FIFA's decisions to let Russia and Qatar host the 2018 and
2022 World Cup tournaments, the Swiss attorney general's office said on
Saturday.
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Switzerland's Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is investigating
corruption at Zurich-based FIFA and its decisions on who would stage
the World Cup. Both Russia and Qatar have previously denied
wrongdoing.
"I can confirm that the OAG received so far 103 suspicious financial
activity reports regarding the allocation of the Football World Cup
2018 and 2022," an OAG spokesman said in an email.
In July, the OAG said it had received 81 reports of suspicious
financial activity for its investigation.
News of the additional reports was first reported by Swiss newspaper
Tages-Anzeiger.
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On Friday, Reuters exclusively reported that the Swiss investigation
had hit some roadblocks, according to U.S. and European sources
familiar with the matter.
(Reporting by Joshua Franklin; Editing by Gareth Jones)
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