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UNITED STATES
DISTRICT
COURT
EASTERN
DISTRICT
OF
NEW YORK
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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SERGIO JADUE
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THE
UNITED STATES
ATTORNEY
CHARGES:
I N F 0 R M A T I 0 N
Cr. No. 15-570 (RJD)
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INTRODUCTION
TO
ALL COUNTS
At a l l t imes r e l ev an t
to
t h i s
Informat ion/ u n les s
o therwise i n d i ca t ed :
I . The E n t e rp r i s e
1 . The Fed era t io n In t e rn a t i o n a l e de Fo o tb a l l
A sso c i a t i o n ( FIFA
11
)
and
ts
s ix
cons t i t uen t con t inen ta l
co n fed e ra t io n s - the Confedera t ion o f North/ Cen t ra l American
and
Car ibbean
A sso c ia t i o n Fo o tb a l l ( CONCACAF
11
)
the
Confederac i6n Sudamericana de Futbo l ( CONMEBOL
11
)
1
the
Union
des
Associa t ions
Europeennes de
Fo o tb a l l
( UEFA
11
) the Confedera t ion
Afr ica ine
de
Fo o tb a l l ( CAF
11
) the Asian Fo o tb a l l Confedera t ion
( AFC
11
) I and the Oceania Fo o tb a l l Confedera t ion ( OFC
) -
t o g e t h e r
wi th
a f f i l i a t e d reg iona l federa t ions /
na t iona l
member
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assoc ia t ions ,
and
spor ts marketing
companies, c o l l e c t i ve ly
cons t i tu t ed an en te rp r i se , as def ined in Ti t l e 18, United
Sta tes Code, Sect ion 1961 4) , t ha t i s ,
a
group of
l ega l
e n t i t i e s
assoc ia ted
in
fac t
(he re inaf te r
the en te rp r i se ) . The
en te rp r i se cons t i tu t ed an ongoing organ iza t ion whose
members
func t ioned
as
a cont inuing u n i t for a common purpose of
achieving the ob jec t ives of
the
en te rp r i se . The
en te rp r i se
was
engaged
in ,
and
i t s a c t i v i t i e s af fec ted , i n t e r s t a t e and
fore ign
commerce.
2. The pr inc ipa l purpose of the en te rp r i se was to
regu la te and
promote
the spor t
of
soccer worldwide.
The
members
of
the en te rp r i se ca r r i ed
out
t h i s purpose
by
using a
var i e ty of
methods
and means,
inc luding
crea t ing
and enforc ing uniform
s tandards
and
ru les , organ iz ing
i n t e rna t iona l compet i t ions , and
commercializing the media and marketing
r igh ts
assoc ia ted with
the
spor t . The
members of the en te rp r i se ,
as wel l
as
indiv iduals and e n t i t i e s employed by and assoc ia ted with the
en te rp r i se , f requent ly
engaged
in
banking
and investment
a c t i v i t i e s with
United
Sta tes f inanc ia l
i n s t i t u t i ons .
3. The en te rp r i se opera ted in the Eas te rn
Di s t r i c t
of
New York
and elsewhere, including overseas .
A
FIFA
4.
FIFA was the i n t e rna t iona l body governing
organized soccer , commonly known out s ide the United Sta tes as
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foo tba l l .
FIFA was an
en t i t y
reg i s t e red under Swiss
law
and
headquar tered in Zurich, Switzer land.
FIFA was composed of
as
many as 209 member assoc ia t ions , each
rep re sen t ing
organized
soccer in a pa r t i c u l a r na t ion o r t e r r i t o ry , inc lud ing the United
Sta tes and four
of
i t s overseas t e r r i t o r i e s . The United Sta tes
f i r s t
became
a f f i l i a t e d with
FIFA in
1914;
Puer to Rico
f i r s t
became
a f f i l i a t e d with FIFA
in
1960, with
Guam American
Samoa,
and the United Sta tes Virg in
Is lands
fo l lowing
s u i t in the
1990s. At var ious
t imes
re l evan t to the Information, FIFA
maintained o f f i c e s both in Zurich and elsewhere in the world,
inc lud ing in the United
Sta tes , where FIFA maintained a
development
o f f i c e
s ince a t l ea s t
2011.
5. Each
of
FIFA s member assoc ia t ions a l so was a
member
of one
of the
s i x
con t inen ta l confedera t ions
recognized
by
FIFA: CONCACAF CONMEBOL UEFA CAF AFC and OFC. Since a t
l ea s t
1996,
under FIFA s s t a tu t e s , no na t iona l soccer
assoc ia t ion could become a member
of
FIFA without
f i r s t j o in ing
one
of
the s ix con t inen ta l
confedera t ions .
Since
a t l ea s t
2004,
member assoc ia t ions
were
requi red to pay to FIFA annual dues,
known as subscr ip t ions .
6. FIFA was governed by: a congress composed
of
i t s
member assoc ia t ions , which
ac ted
as the a s so c i a t i o n s
highes t
l e g i s l a t i ve body; an execut ive committee, which
ac ted
as the
execut ive
body; and a genera l s e c r e t a r i a t , which
ac ted
as the
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admin i s t ra t ive body
FIFA
a l so had
a pres iden t who
represen ted
the
assoc ia t ion worldwide and
was respons ib le for the
implementa t ion
of
dec is ions .
FIFA a l so
operated seve ra l
s tand ing committees, inc lud ing a
committee t h a t organ ized
Olympic
soccer qua l i fy ing
tournaments,
whose members
inc luded
soccer o f f i c i a l s from
var ious
na t iona l
member assoc ia t ions .
FIFA a l so opera ted through a
number
of subs id ia r i e s inc lud ing
subs id ia r ies t h a t a s s i s t e d with
FIFA's
media
and market ing
a c t i v i t i e s .
7.
The
FIFA congress was composed of de lega tes from
each of
i t s member assoc ia t ions as wel l as
observers
appoin ted
by each of
the confedera t ions .
Among othe r
th ings
the congress
was
respons ib le
fo r amending FIFA's s t a tu t e s and e lec t ing the
FIFA pres iden t .
The congress convened in ord inary
sess ions
b ienn ia l ly
o r
annual ly
and
a t
o ther
t imes
in
ex t raord ina ry
sess ions
in var ious
coun t r i e s
around
the world,
inc lud ing
the
United Sta tes
8. The
FIFA execut ive committee, of ten re fe r red to
as
the ExCo,
was
composed of the FIFA
pre s iden t and
a
number
of ord inary
members,
some of
whom
a l so
held the
titl of
vice
pre s iden t The pre s iden t was e lec ted by the FIFA
congress .
The
vice
pres iden ts and ord inary
members
were
appointed
by the
confedera t ions .
Each confedera t ion was en t i t l ed to
appoin t
a
spec i f i c
number
of vice pres iden ts and ord inary members,
as
s e t
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fo r th in
the
FIFA s t a tu t e s .
Since a t l e a s t
1996,
the execut ive
committee
was requi red
by
FIFA s t a tu t e s
to meet a t l e a s t twice
per
year The execut ive committee held
meetings a t
FIFA s
headquarters in Zurich,
Swi tzer land ,
as
well as
in var ious
coun t r i e s
around the world, inc lud ing the
United Sta tes .
9. Among o ther tournaments,
FIFA organ ized
the World
Cup,
the s p o r t s
premier
event ,
a
quadrennial
i n t e rna t iona l
tournament involving the sen io r na t iona l men s
teams
of
32
na t ions
10. Since a t
l ea s t
1996,
under
FIFA s s t a tu t e s , the
s i x
con t inen ta l confedera t ions had
c e r t a i n r i g h t s
and
ob l iga t ions , inc lud ing , among othe r
th ings ,
t ha t they
comply
with
and enforce FIFA s s t a tu t e s , regula t ions , and dec is ions and
work c lose ly with
FIFA
to
fu r the r FIFA s
ob jec t ives and
organize
i n t e rna t iona l
soccer
compet i t ions .
11. FIFA s purpose was, among othe r th ings ,
to
develop
and promote
the
game
of soccer
g loba l ly by
organ iz ing
i n t e rna t iona l compet i t ions and by crea t ing and enforc ing
ru les
t h a t
govern the confedera t ions and member
assoc ia t ions .
FIFA
helped f inance the confedera t ions and
t he i r
member assoc ia t ions ,
inc lud ing by
providing funds
through the
Financ ia l
Ass i s tance
Program and the Goal Program
12. FIFA
f i r s t i n s t i t u t ed
a wri t t en
code
of e th ics in
October
2004,
which
code was rev i sed in 2006, again in 2009,
and
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most r ecen t ly in 2012 (genera l ly , the code of
e th i c s ) .
The
code of
e th ics governed the conduct
of
soccer of f i c i a l s ,
which
express ly
included,
among others , var ious i nd iv idua l s with
r e s pons ib i l i t i e s with in FIFA, the confedera t ions , member
assoc ia t ions , l eagues , and c lubs . Among o ther
th ings ,
the code
of e th ics
provided t h a t
soccer o f f i c i a l s were proh ib i ted from
accep t ing br ibes o r
cash g i f t s and
from
otherwise
abusing t he i r
pos i t ions
for
persona l ga in . The code of e th ics fu r the r
provided,
from
i t s
incept ion ,
t h a t
soccer
o f f i c i a l s
owed
c e r t a i n
du t ies to FIFA and i t s confedera t ions
and
member assoc ia t ions ,
inc lud ing a
duty of
absolute
loya l ty .
By 2009, the
code
of
e th ics
exp l i c i t l y
recognized t ha t
FIFA
o f f i c i a l s s tand in a
f iduc ia ry re l a t ionsh ip to FIFA and
i t s
cons t i tuen t
confedera t ions , member assoc ia t ions , l eagues ,
and
c lubs
B. The Cont inental Confederat ions
13. In add i t ion to providing r ep resen ta t ives who
helped to govern FIFA,
the
s i x con t inen ta l confedera t ions worked
c lose ly with
FIFA and
one
ano ther
to organ ize
i n t e rna t iona l
soccer
compet i t ions and ca r ry out
FIFA
d i rec t ives on
a regiona l
bas i s . The
l eaders and r ep resen ta t ives
of
the confedera t ions
conducted
business with one
another ,
as
wel l as
wi th
the
l eaders
and assoc ia tes of FIFA, throughout the year a t l oca t ions around
the world, inc lud ing in
the
United Sta tes . Each confedera t ion
was governed by i t s own
congress ,
general s e c r e t a r i a t , execut ive
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committee and s tand ing committees.
From
t ime to t ime,
some
of
the confedera t ions ,
l i k e
FIFA, a l so opera ted through
subs id ia r ies , inc lud ing subs id ia r ies t h a t a s s i s t e d with media
and market ing a c t i v i t i e s .
14. CONCACAF
was a con t inen ta l soccer confedera t ion
incorporated , s ince
1994, as
a non-prof i t
corpora t ion
in
Nassau,
Bahamas.
CONCACAF comprised
as many as 41 member assoc ia t ions ,
represent ing
organ ized
soccer in North
America,
Cent ra l
America,
the
Caribbean,
and t h ree South
American
coun t r ies . The United
Sta tes and two of
i t s
overseas t e r r i t o r i e s , Puerto Rico and
the
United
Sta tes
Virgin I s l ands , were
members
of CONCACAF
From
approximately 1990 to
2012,
CONCACAF s
pr inc ipa l admin i s t ra t ive
o f f i c e was loca ted in New York, New York, where the former
general
s ec r e t a r y was
based unt i l the end
of
2011) and where
CONCACAF
r egu la r ly
conducted business .
Beginning in 2012,
CONCACAF s pr inc ipa l admin i s t ra t ive o f f i c e was loca ted in Miami,
Flor ida , where the
new genera l s ec r e t a r y was
based.
CONCACAF
a l so
conducted
bus iness a t various t imes throughout the United
Sta tes ,
inc lud ing
in
the Eas te rn D i s t r i c t of New York,
as wel l
as
in
fore ign
coun t r i e s with in and out s ide the confedera t ion .
Among
othe r tournaments, CONCACAF
organ ized
the Gold Cup,
f ea tu r ing
the
men s na t iona l teams
from CONCACAF
and,
from
t ime
to
t ime,
othe r confedera t ions , as wel l as a tournament fea tu r ing
the top men s profe ss iona l league -
o r
c lub -
teams.
In
June
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2014, CONC C F adopted a code
of
e th ics tha t among othe r
th ings proh ib i ted b r ibe ry
and
corrupt ion .
15.
CONMEBOL
was a con t inen ta l soccer confedera t ion
domici led in Paraguay and headquar tered in
Asuncion,
Paraguay
and,
l a t e r Luque, Paraguay.
CONMEBOL comprised as many as 10
member
assoc ia t ions
rep re sen t ing organized soccer in South
America. Among
othe r tournaments, CONMEBOL organized the
Copa
America, f ea tu r ing the
men s
na t iona l teams of i t s 10 members
and two non CONMEBOL na t iona l teams t h a t were inv i ted to
pa r t i c ipa t e as
well
as tournaments fea tu r ing the top
men s club
teams, including the
Copa Liber tadores Copa
Sudamericana,
and
Recopa Sudamericana.
Since
1993, the
United Sta tes
has
p a r t i c i p a t e d i n the Copa America as an i nv i t ee three
t imes , and
in
2016 the
United Sta tes wi l l
host and pa r t i c ipa t e
in a spec ia l
ed i t ion
of
the
tournament ,
the
Copa
America
Centenario ,
to
commemorate
i t s
cen tenn ia l . At l e a s t as ea r ly
as 2013,
CONMEBOL
maintained a code of e th ics
appl icable
to
a l l CONMEBOL
o f f i c i a l s among othe rs t ha t among othe r
th ings
proh ib i ted
br ibe ry and
cor rup t ion and
imposed a duty of loya l ty .
16.
CONC C F
and CONMEBOL a l so organized World Cup
qua l i f i e r
matches
played by
na t iona l teams seeking to qua l i fy
fo r
the
World Cup,
using
a v a r i e t y
of
formats , and, from
t ime
to
t ime, organized in te r -confedera t ion
compet i t ions
of ten with
the
suppor t and
approval of
FIFA.
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C
The Regional Federa t ions and National Associat ions
17. In addi t ion to being members of FIFA and t h e i r
r espec t ive con t inen ta l
confedera t ions ,
some of
the na t iona l
as soc ia t ions were a l so
members
of
smal le r , regiona l
federa t ions .
18. The na t iona l a s soc ia t ions
promoted
organized
and
governed
soccer of ten
inc luding
c lub- leve l
soccer , within
ind iv idua l nat ions . The na t iona l a s soc ia t ion of the United
Sta tes ,
the United
Sta tes
Soccer Federa t ion was based in
Chicago
I l l i n o i s
19
The na t iona l a s soc ia t ions , a l so o f ten re fe r red to
as
f edera t ions , worked
toge ther
to
organize
exh ib i t ion
soccer
matches between
na t iona l teams known as f r i endl ie s , which
a l so
took place
on
the c lub l eve l .
Fr iend l ies
took place
in
venues
throughout
the United
Sta tes ,
inc luding the Eastern
Di s t r i c t
of New
York as
wel l
as
in
o ther venues worldwide.
D The
Spor t s Marketing Companies
20. FIFA and the con t inen ta l
confedera t ions ,
as wel l
as smal le r regiona l fede ra t ions and na t iona l member assoc ia t ions
of ten
ente red
i n to con t rac t s with spor ts marketing
companies
to
commercial ize the
media and market ing r i g h t s to var ious soccer
events ,
inc luding
the
World
Cup and o ther
tournaments World
Cup
and Olympic qua l i f i e r s , f r i e nd l i e s ,
and
other events , as
wel l
as
o ther
r i gh t s
assoc ia ted with the spor t . These spor t s market ing
companies
inc luding
mult inat ional
corpora t ions
with
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headquar te rs
o f f i c e s o r a f f i l i a t e s
loca ted
in
the United
S ta t e s
o f ten acquired an ar ray
of
media and market ing r i g h t s
inc lud ing t e l e v i s i o n and
radio
broadcas t ing r i g h t s adver t i s ing
r i g h t s
sponsorship
r i g h t s l i cens ing r i g h t s hos p i t a l i t y
r i g h t s and
t i cke t ing r i gh t s . These
spor t s
market ing companies
of ten
sold
these r i g h t s
to
among othe rs t e l e v i s i o n and
radio
broadcas t networks,
sponsors ,
and sub- l i c ensees inc lud ing
those
loca ted
in
the United
Sta tes
.
21. The
revenue generated
by
the
commerc ia l iza t ion o f
the media
and market ing r igh t s assoc ia t ed
with
soccer
co n s t i t u t ed
an
e s s e n t i a l
source of revenue fo r the en te rp r i se .
The
United
Sta tes
was an inc reas ing ly
important
and l uc ra t ive
market fo r the commerc ia l iza t ion o f these
r igh ts .
I I . The Defendant
22.
The
defendant
SERGIO JADUE a
c i t i z e n
of Chi le ,
was
an i nd iv idua l
employed by and assoc ia t ed with the
en te rp r i se . At var ious t imes re l evan t to the
Informat ion,
JADUE
was
the
pres iden t of
La
Asociac i6n
Nacional
de Futbol
Profes iona l
de
Chile
( ANFP ), the
Chilean soccer federa t ion a
vice p re s iden t
of CONMEBOL and
a FIFA
o f f i c i a l
who
served on
one of
FIFA's s tand ing committees.
23 . As an
o f f i c i a l of
ANFP
CONMEBOL
and FIFA, the
defendant
SERGIO JADUE
was bound by f iduc ia ry du t ies
to the
t h ree o rgan iza t ions .
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I I I .
The
Defendant ' s
Co-Conspira tors
24 . The
defendant
SERGIO J DUE conspired
with ,
among
othe rs ,
a
number
of
soccer o f f i c i a l s
and spor t s market ing
execu t ives , inc lud ing the fo l lowing execu t ives , whose
i den t i t i e s
are known to the United Sta tes
Attorney:
25. At var ious t imes re l evan t to
the
Information,
Co
Conspirator #1 was the founder and owner
of
the
Traf f ic
Group, a
mul t ina t iona l spor t s
market ing
company based in Sao Paulo,
Braz i l .
The Traf f ic
Group was comprised of , among othe r
en t i t i e s , Traf f ic Assessor ia e Comunica96es S/C Ltda.
( Tra ff ic
Braz i l ) ,
Tra f f i c
Sports
I n t e r n a t i o n a l ,
Inc .
( Tra ff ic
In te rna t iona l ) ,
Traf f ic
USA
Traf f ic
Sports
Europe
B.V.,
and
Cont inental Sports
I n t e r n a t i o n a l ,
Inc.
( refer red to c o l l e c t i v e l y
he re in
as
Traff ic
o r the Tra f f i c Group ) .
26. At var ious
t imes
re l evan t to the
Information,
Co
Conspirator
#2
was
a co n t r o l l i n g
pr inc ipa l of Torneos
y
Competencias
S.A.
( toge ther
with
i t s a f f i l i a t e s ,
TyC ),
a
spor t s
media
and
market ing
business
headquar tered in Argent ina .
Co-Conspira tor
#2
was
a l so a co n t r o l l i n g pr inc ipa l
of
a number
of subs id ia r ies and a f f i l i a t e s of
TyC, inc lud ing
FPT Sports S.A.
( toge ther
with i t s
a f f i l i a t e s ,
FPT Sports ) and Productora
de
Eventos S.A.. The
foregoing
companies are r e f e r r e d to
c o l l e c t i v e l y
below as Torneos.
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27.
At var ious t imes re l evan t to the
Information, Co
Conspirator #3 and Co-Conspira tor #4 were the
con t ro l l ing
p r in c ip a l s of
Ful l
Play Group S.A. , a spor t s media and
market ing
business with i t s pr inc ipa l o f f i ces
in
Argent ina. Co
Conspirator
#3 and Co-Conspirator
#4
a l so con t ro l l ed
subs id ia r i e s and a f f i l i a t e s of Fu l l Play Group S.A. , including,
among
othe rs , Cross Trading
S.A.
( Cross
Trading ) and
Yorkfie lds
S.A. The foregoing companies
are re fe r red
to
c o l l e c t i v e l y
below as Ful l Play .
IV. The
Consp i ra to rs ' Corrupt ion
of the Enterpr i se
28.
Certa in
ind iv idua l s and e n t i t i e s employed by and
assoc ia t ed
with
the en te rp r i se , including the defendant SERGIO
JADUE
t oge the r
with othe rs , conspi red with one ano ther to
use
t h e i r pos i t ions
within
the en te rp r i se to engage in schemes
involving the so l i c i t a t i on ,
offe r , acceptance, payment,
and
r ece ip t
of
undisclosed and i l l e g a l payments, br ibes , and
kickbacks . Although
they a l so
helped pursue the pr inc ipa l
purpose of the
en te rp r i se , the defendant and h is
co-consp i ra to rs
corrupted the en te rp r i se by engaging in var ious c r imina l
a c t i v i t i e s , inc lud ing fraud,
br ibery ,
and money
laundering,
in
pursu i t of
persona l and commercial gain .
The defendant a l so
p a r t i c i p a t e d i n
the cor rup t ion
of
the
en t e r p r i s e by consp i r ing
with and
a id ing
and abe t t ing h i s
co-conspi ra tors
in
the abuse
of
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t he i r
pos i t ions of t r u s t and
the
v io la t ion
of t h e i r
f iduc ia ry
du t ies .
29.
To fu r the r t h e i r corrupt
ends
the defendant and
h is
co-consp i ra to rs
provided one
another
with
mutual
a id and
pro tec t ion .
The
consp i ra to rs engaged in conduct designed to
prevent the
de tec t ion of
t he i r
i l l e g a l ac t iv i t i e s , to conceal
the loca t ion and ownership of proceeds of
those
a c t i v i t i e s , and
to promote
the carry ing on
of those a c t i v i t i e s . The conduct
engaged in by var ious members
of
the
conspiracy
inc luded among
othe r th ings : the use
of
consul t ing
services agreements
and
othe r s imi l a r types
of
con t rac t s to c rea te
an appearance
of
l eg i t imacy fo r illi it payments; the use of var ious mechanisms
inc lud ing t rus t ed i n t e rmedia r i e s ,
bankers f inanc ia l
advisors ,
and currency dealers , to make and f a c i l i t a t e the making
of
illi it
payments ;
the
crea t ion
and
use of
s he l l
companies
nominees and numbered
bank accounts in
t ax
havens and o ther
sec re t ive
banking j u r i s d i c t i ons ; the ac t ive concealment
of
fore ign
bank accounts ;
the s t ruc tu r ing
of f inanc ia l t r ansac t ions
to avoid currency
repor t ing
requirem ents ; bulk cash
smuggling;
the purchase of rea l proper ty and o ther
physica l
asse t s ; the use
of
sa fe depos i t boxes; income t ax
evas ion ;
and obs t ruc t ion
of
j u s t i c e . Within the United
Sta tes ,
such conduct took place
wi th in the Eas te rn
Di s t r i c t
of
ew York
and
elsewhere.
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30. The
damage i n f l i c t ed
by
the
defendant and h is
co-
consp i ra to rs was fa r - reaching. By consp i r ing to enr ich
themselves through
br ibery and
kickback
schemes
r e l a t i ng
to
media and market ing r i g h t s among o ther
schemes
the defendant
and
h is
co-consp i ra to rs
depr ived
FIFA the confedera t ions and
t he i r
cons t i tuen t
organiza t ions
- and the re fo re
the
na t iona l
member assoc ia t ions na t iona l teams youth
l eagues
and
development programs t h a t r e l y on f inanc ia l support
from t he i r
parent organiza t ions
- of the fu l l
value
of
those
r i gh t s . In
add i t ion the
schemes
had powerful an t i -compe t i t i ve e f fec t s
d i s to r t i ng the
market fo r
the
commercial r igh t s assoc ia ted with
soccer and undermining the a b i l i t y
of
othe r spor t s market ing
companies
to
compete fo r such r i g h t s on terms
more favorable to
the r igh t s -ho lder s . Fina l ly the schemes depr ived FIFA the
confedera t ions
and
t h e i r
cons t i tuen t
organiza t ions
of
t h e i r
r i g h t to
the
honest and
loya l
se rv ice s of the soccer o f f i c i a l s
involved. Over t ime and in the aggregate such depr iva t ions
i n f l i c t e d
s i g n i f i c a n t r epu ta t iona l
harm
on
the vic t imized
i n s t i t u t i ons
damaging
t he i r
prospec t s fo r
a t t r ac t i ng
consc ien t ious
members
and l eaders
and l im i t i n g
t h e i r
a b i l i t y
to
opera te e f f e c t ive ly and ca r ry
out
t h e i r core miss ions .
V. The Criminal Schemes
31.
Beginning
in o r
about 2012 the defendant
SERGIO
JADUE
t oge the r
with
othe rs
agreed
to engage
in
mult ip le
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schemes, inc lud ing
schemes
involving the
offe r , acceptance,
payment, and rece ip t
of
undisclosed
and i l l e g a l
payments,
br ibes , and kickbacks in
connect ion wi th
the sa le of
media
and
market ing r igh t s to
soccer tournaments
.
The
defendant and h is
co-conspi ra tors used the
wires o f
the United
Sta tes
to ca r ry out
the
schemes
inc lud ing by
accept ing br ibes paid
from and through
accounts
a t
f inanc ia l
i n s t i t u t i ons
in
the
United Sta tes . As
p a r t
of these schemes, the
defendant and h is
co-conspi ra tors
over
t ime
agreed to
rece ive
and did
rece ive mi l l ions
of
do l l a rs
in
b r ibes .
32. Set fo r th below
are fu r the r
d e t a i l s
regarding two
such
cr imina l schemes in which
the
defendant
and h i s co-
consp i ra to rs
agreed
to
engage
in
connect ion wi th
t h e i r
a c t i v i t i e s with the en te rp r i se .
A.
CONME OL
Copa Liber tadores
Scheme
33. In
connect ion wi th i t s
e f fo r t s to
promote
the
spor t of soccer
in South America,
CONME OL
organized and funded
a number
of
i n t e rna t iona l soccer tournaments to showcase the
r eg ion s bes t teams. Among othe r tournaments,
CONME OL
organized the Copa Liber tadores , an annual
tournament
fea tu r ing
the
top
men s club
teams . The f i r s t ed i t ion
of
the Copa
Liber tadores was held
in
1960
with
seven teams.
Over
the
fo l lowing
decades, the tournament evolved
i n to
a
major
compet i t ion f ea tu r ing 38 teams from
approximately
10 coun t r i e s .
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34. At
var ious t imes,
CONMEBOL
ente red
in to con t rac t s
with spor t s market ing companies to commercial ize the market ing
r i g h t s to
the
tournament .
35. In o r about and between 2012 and 2015, the
defendant
SERGIO JADUE t oge the r with othe r high-ranking
o f f i c i a l s
of
CONMEBOL and i t s member assoc ia t ions s o l i c i t e d
agreed
to
rece ive
and did
rece ive
br ibes from spor t s market ing
companies,
which paid
the br ibes
to
obta in
mainta in, and renew
the market ing r i g h t s to the tournament . JADUE and h is co-
consp i ra to rs used wire
f a c i l i t i e s and f inanc ia l
i n s t i t u t i ons
loca ted
in
the
United S ta t e s among othe r coun t r i e s to make and
rece ive these payments .
B. CONMEBOL/CONCACAF Copa
America Scheme
36 . In 1916
CONMEBOL
organized the f i r s t ed i t ion
of
the
Copa
America, a tournament fea tu r ing the men s na t iona l
teams
of i t s members.
According
to
CONMEBOL the
tournament ,
which cont inues
to
be played today
i s
the longes t cont inuously
running
such
tournament in
the
world .
37 .
Beginning
with
the 1987 ed i t ion and cont inuing
the rea f te r
through 2011, Tr a f f i c
held the
exc lus ive worldwide
commercial r i g h t s fo r each ed i t ion
of
the
Copa
America
tournament , which
r i g h t s were
secured through a se r ie s
of
con t rac t s
between
Traf f ic and CONMEBOL
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38. On o r about May 25, 2013, CONMEBOL
ente red
i n to
an
agreement
with
Dat i sa S.A., a pa r tne rsh ip among
Traf f ic
Ful l
Play, and Torneos t ha t awarded Dat i sa the media and market ing
r i g h t s to the
2015, 2019,
and 2023
ed i t ions
of the
Copa
America
as wel l to
the
2016 Copa America Centenar io . The con t rac t
was
fo r 317.5 mil l ion : 75 mil l ion fo r the 2015
ed i t ion
77.5
mil l ion
fo r the 2016
ed i t i o n 80 mil l ion
for the
2019 ed i t i o n
and 85 mil l ion
fo r
the
2023
ed i t ion .
In
add i t ion Dat i sa
cont rac ted with
CONCACAF
in i t s capac i ty
as
the co-organizer
of
the
Copa America Centenar io ,
to acqu i re
CONCACAF s r i g h t s to
t h a t
tournament
as well . By l e t t e r agreement dated March 4,
2014,
Dat i sa
agreed to
pay 35 mil l ion to
CONCACAF
fo r
those
r i g h t s which amount was in add i t ion to
the
77.5 mil l ion Dat i sa
had
a l ready
agreed to pay to
CONMEBOL
fo r CONMEBOL s r igh t s to
the
same
tournament .
39.
In
o r
about and between
2012
and 2015,
the
defendant
SERGIO JADUE, t oge the r with othe r high-ranking
o f f i c i a l s of CONMEBOL and i t s member fede ra t ions s o l i c i t e d
agreed
to
rece ive
and
did
rece ive
br ibes provided by spor t s
market ing companies in
order
to
obta in
and
maintain the
market ing r i g h t s
to the
2015,
2019,
and 2023 ed i t ions
of the
Copa
America
and
the 2016
Copa
America
Centenar io .
JADUE
and
h is
co-consp i ra to rs used
wire
f a c i l i t i e s
and f inanc ia l
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i n s t i t u t i o n s
loca ted in the United
S ta t e s
among othe r
coun t r i e s to make and
rece ive
these payments .
40. No di sc losure
of
the
foregoing
br ibery
and
kickback
schemes was
made
to FIFA, CONCACAF
o r
CONMEBOL
inc lud ing
without
l i m i t a t i o n to t h e i r re spec t ive execut ive
committees,
congresses ,
o r
cons t i tuen t
organiza t ions
.
COUNT ONE
Racketeer ing Conspiracy)
41. The a l l ega t ions contained in
paragraphs
1 through
40
are
r ea l l eged and incorpora ted as i fu l l y
s e t
fo r th in t h i s
paragraph.
42.
In o r about
and
between 1991
and
the pre sen t
both
da tes
being
approximate and inc lus ive with in the Eas te rn
Di s t r i c t of New
York and elsewhere ,
the
defendant
SERGIO JADUE
toge ther
with othe rs being persons employed by and assoc ia t ed
with the en te rp r i se which engaged in and the a c t i v i t i e s of
which
af fec ted
i n t e r s t a t e
and
fore ign
commerce, did knowingly
and i n t en t iona l ly conspire to v i o l a t e Ti t l e 18, United Sta tes
Code, Sect ion
1962 c) ,
t ha t i s to conduct
and
pa r t i c ipa t e
d i r e c t ly and i n d i r e c t l y in
the conduct
of
the a f f a i r s of such
en te rp r i se
through a
p a t t e rn
of
racke tee r ing
a c t i v i t y
as
def ined
in Ti t l e 18, United Sta tes Code,
Sect ions
1961 1) and
1961 5).
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43. The p a t t e rn of racke tee r ing a c t i v i t y through
which
the
defendant ,
t oge the r
with othe rs , agreed to
conduct
and
pa r t i c ipa t e , d i r e c t l y and i nd i rec t ly , i n the conduct
of
the
a f f a i r s of the en te rp r i se cons i s t ed of mult ip le ac t s
ind ic tab le
under:
a) T i t l e
18,
United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 1343
wire f raud, inc lud ing hones t - se rv ice s wire
fraud)
;
b) T i t l e 18, United Sta tes Code,
Sect ions
1956
and 1957 money
laundering
and money
laundering
conspiracy)
;
c) T i t l e 18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 1952
i n t e r s t a t e and fo re ign t r a v e l
in -a id -o f
racke teer ing) ;
d) T i t l e 18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 1512
obst ruc t ion
of
j u s t i ce ) ;
and
mult ip le
ac t s involving br ibe ry , in v i o l a t i o n
of
New
York
Sta te
Penal
Law
Sect ions
180.03
and
180
08.
The
defendant agreed
t ha t
a
consp i ra to r
would commit
a t l ea s t
two ac t s
of racke tee r ing
a c t i v i t y in the conduct of the a f f a i r s
of
the
en te rp r i s e ,
the
l a s t
of
which would occur with in 10
years
of a
pr io r
ac t
of
racke tee r ing a c t iv i t y .
Ti t le
18, United
Sta tes
Code, Sect ions 1962 d), 1963
and 3551 e t seq. )
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COUNT TWO
Wire
Fraud Conspiracy -
CONMEBOL CONCACAF Copa America Scheme)
44.
The a l l ega t ions contained
in paragraphs 1 through
40 are r ea l l eged
and
incorpora ted
as
i f fu l l y
se t fo r th in
t h i s
paragraph.
45. In o r about and between 2012 and 2015, both dates
being
approximate
and inc lus ive , with in
the Eas tern Di s t r i c t
of
New
York
and elsewhere , the defendant SERGIO JADUE
t oge the r
with
others , did
knowingly
and
i n t en t iona l ly
consp i re
to
devise
a
scheme
and a r t i f i c e to
defraud
FIFA, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL and
t h e i r
cons t i tuen t
organiza t ions , inc lud ing to depr ive FIFA,
CONCACAF and CONMEBOL and
t h e i r
cons t i tuen t
organiza t ions of
t he i r
re spec t ive r igh t s to
honest
and f a i t h fu l se rv ices through
br ibes
and kickbacks, and
to obta in
money and
proper ty
by means
of mate r i a l l y
fa l se and
f raudu len t
pre tenses ,
r ep resen ta t ions ,
and promises, and fo r the purpose
of
execut ing
such
scheme and
a r t i f i c e ,
to t ransmi t
and
cause to be t r ansmi t t ed
by means
of
wire communication in
i n t e r s t a t e
and
fore ign
commerce, wri t ings ,
s igns ,
s igna l s ,
p ic tu res ,
and
sounds,
to
wit : wire t r a n s fe r s ,
con t ra ry
to Ti t l e 18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 1343.
Ti t le 18, United Sta tes Code,
Sect ions 1349
and 3551
e t seq. )
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CRIMIN L FORFEITURE LLEG TION
S
TO COUNT ONE
46.
The United Sta tes hereby
gives
not i ce to the
defendant t h a t upon h is conv ic t ion o f the o f fense charged in
Count
One,
the government wi l l seek
fo r f e i t u re in
accordance
with
Ti t l e 18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 1963 a) , which
requ i re s any
person o r
e n t i t y convicted
of
such offense to
fo r fe i t : a)
any
i n t e re s t acquired o r
maintained i n v io la t ion of
Ti t l e 18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion
1962;
b)
any
i n t e re s t
in
secur i ty o f
claim
aga ins t or proper ty or con t rac tua l
r i g h t
of
any kind a f fo rd ing a source of
inf luence
over, any en te rp r i se
which
the
defendant es tab l i shed
operated
con t ro l l ed
conducted,
o r p a r t i c i p a t e d i n the conduct
o f
in v io la t ion of
Ti t l e 18, United
Sta tes
Code, Sect ion
1962,
and c) any
proper ty
cons t i tu t ing o r der ived
from,
any proceeds obtained d i r e c t ly
o r
i n d i r e c t l y
from racke tee r ing ac t i v i t y
i n v io la t ion
of
Ti t l e
18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion
1962.
47. I f any
of
the above-descr ibed
for fe i tab le
proper ty as a r e s u l t
of
any
ac t
o r omission of the
defendant :
a) cannot
be
loca ted upon the exerc ise
of
due
d i l igence ;
b) has been t rans fe r red o r
so ld to o r
depos i t ed with , a t h i rd pa r ty ;
c) has been placed
beyond
the j u r i s d i c t i on
of
the
cour t ;
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d)
has been
su b s t a n t i a l l y diminished
in value;
o r
e) has been commingled with o ther
proper ty
which
cannot
be div ided without
d i f f i cu l t y ;
t i s the i n t en t
of
the United
Sta tes ,
pursuant ~ Ti t l e 18,
United
Sta tes Code,
Sect ion
1963 m), to
seek fo r f e i t u r e of
any
o ther
proper ty
of the defendant up to the
value
of
the
for fe i tab le proper ty .
Ti t le
18,
United Sta tes Code,
Sect ions
1963 a)
and
1963 m))
CRIMINAL FORFEITURE ALLEGATION S TO COUNT
TWO
48. The
United
Sta tes
hereby gives not i ce to the
defendant t ha t , upon
h is
conv ic t ion o f the o f fense charged in
Count
Two,
the government wi l l seek fo r f e i t u r e in accordance
with
Ti t l e 18, United
Sta tes
Code, Sect ion 981 a) 1) C) and
Ti t l e 28, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 2461 c) ,
which
requ i re any
person
convicted
of
such
offenses to
f o r f e i t
any and
a l l
proper ty ,
r e a l
o r persona l , which cons t i tu t es o r i s der ived from
proceeds t r aceab le to a v i o l a t i o n
of
such
offenses .
49.
I f
any
of the
above-descr ibed
fo r f e i t a b l e
proper ty , as a r e s u l t of any
ac t
o r omission of the defendant :
a) cannot
be
loca ted
upon the exe rc i se
of
due
d i l igence ;
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b) has been
t r an s f e r r ed
o r
sold
to , o r depos i t ed
with, a
t h i r d pa r ty ;
c) has been placed
beyond
the j u r i s d i c t i on of
the cour t ;
d)
has
been su b s t a n t i a l l y diminished in
value;
o r
e)
has
been commingled
with
o t h e r
p ro p e r t y which
cannot be div ided
without
d i f f i cu l t y ;
t
i s
the
i n t e n t
of the
United
Sta tes ,
pursuan t
to
Ti t l e
21,
United s t a t e s Code, Sect ion 853 p) , as incorpora ted by
Ti t l e
28,
United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 2461 c) , to seek fo r f e i t u re of any
othe r
p ro p e r t y of
the
defendant ,
up to the
value
of the
fo r f e i t a b l e proper ty descr ibed in t h i s fo r fe i tu re a l l ega t ion .
Ti t le 28,
United
Sta tes Code,
Sect ion
2461 c) ;
Ti t l e
18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 981 a) 1) C); Ti t l e 21, United
Sta tes Code, Sect ion 853 p) )
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L. C PERS
UNITED ST TES TTORNEY
E STERN
DISTRICT
OF
NEW YORK