A Fifa official detained in a raid in
Switzerland has been extradited to the US, Swiss authorities say.
The unnamed
man was one of seven football officials held on corruption charges in
Switzerland on 27 May.
He was taken
to New York by a three-man police escort on Wednesday, the Swiss Justice
Department says.
The person
was not named, but earlier reports said Cayman Islands official Jeffrey Webb
had waived his right to fight the American extradition request.
Mr Webb, 50,
is the former president of the Central and North American football federation,
Concacaf, and is a Fifa vice-president.
He is
accused of accepting bribes worth millions of dollars in connection with the
sale of marketing rights.
Richard
Conway, says under US federal rules, a charged defendant must be brought before
a judge "without unnecessary delay" upon their arrival in the
district in which charges are laid.
Since the
defendant left Zurich on Wednesday, a court appearance may take place soon.
Six of the
seven arrested men are fighting their extradition to the US, where the charges
were laid.
The men were
held at the request of the US Department of Justice, which has indicted a total
of 14 current and former Fifa officials and associates on charges of
"rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted" corruption" following a
major inquiry by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The
investigation was initially sparked by the bidding process for the Russia 2018
and Qatar 2022 World Cups, but was widened to look back at the dealings of
world football's governing body over the past 20 years.
The
Department of Justice's indictment says that the corruption was planned in the
US, and that American banks were used to transfer money.
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