New York (AFP)
Former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner on Thursday received an order from a US federal judge to pay $ 79 million in civil suits.
Judge William Kuntz ruled by default because the one who was also head of the confederation Concacaf - grouping the federations of North America, Central America and the Caribbean-- did not contest on Tuesday the facts alleged against him in the context of civil suits filed in 2017.
He was accused of embezzling several million dollars from the regional federation, notably by accepting bribes during the negotiation of television rights contracts for Concacaf events or at the Fifa vote for the award of the 2010 World Cup that was held in South Africa.
Concacaf intends to target Mr. Warner's assets to recover the money, a lawyer said.
The former leader, now 76, was disembarked in 2011 on suspicion of corruption and charged by US justice in May 2015. He denies all charges against him.
The United States is demanding his extradition from Trinidad and Tobago, his country of origin where he has been living since he was expelled from FIFA in 2015.
He is considered a hero in his country, where he was minister and parliamentarian.
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