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A U.S. investigation has indicted at least 14 people,
including former FIFA officials, on charges of money laundering
and racketeering, and Hapoalim said the probe was looking into
accounts held by some of the suspects with the bank.
"Within the framework of cooperation by the bank with the
investigation in this matter, it has come to the bank's
attention that the American authorities are investigating the
involvement of various banks, among them, the Bank Hapoalim
Group," it said in a statement.
In addition to the U.S. probe, Swiss authorities are looking
into cases related to the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding
process.
FIFA's independent ethics committee is probing "many" cases of
suspected corruption and expects to issue life bans for all but
minor offences, a source familiar with the matter has said.
(Writing by Ori Lewis; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)
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