Swiss FIFA Probe Finds 53 Suspicious Transactions

Swiss prosecutors are investigating 53 possible money-laundering incidents involving the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup tournaments. Swiss attorney-general Michael Lauber said Wednesday that the transactions were reported by banks through Switzerland's anti-money laundering alert system. Lauber said banks had done their duty in reporting the activity and warned that the case was "huge and complex." He told reporters that he does not rule out...

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