A FIFA official detained in a raid in Switzerland has been extradited to the U.S., Swiss authorities say.The unnamed man was one of seven football officials held on corruption charges in Switzerland on May 27.
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.
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.
Six of the seven arrested men are fighting their extradition to the U.S., where the charges were laid.
The men were held at the request of the U.S. 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 U.S. and that American banks were used to transfer money.