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UNITED STATES

DISTRICT

COURT

EASTERN

DISTRICT

OF

NEW YORK

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

- ag a i n s t -

SERGIO JADUE

1

Defendant .

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-X

X

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


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


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


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


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) )

ROBERT

L. C PERS

UNITED ST TES TTORNEY

E STERN

DISTRICT

OF

NEW YORK

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