A FIFA ethics committee says it has opened formal proceedings against Caribbean Football Union (CFU) president Gordon Derrick.
Derrick, who was barred from contesting last year’s CONCACAF presidential election, is being investigated for offering and accepting of gifts and other benefits, mismanagement of funds and abuse of power.

The Antigua and Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) general secretary had contested the decision, but saw the appeal turned down by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
In November 2011, in the wake of the infamous cash-for-votes scandal that rocked the Caribbean region, FIFA’s ethics committee gave Derrick a reprimand and fined him 300 Swiss francs ($US328) as part of sanctions announced for “apparent violations” of its ethics code.

However, earlier this month FIFA completed a 1,300-page internal report sent to Swiss authorities following an investigation corruption.
In 2015 six FIFA officials, including former CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb, were arrested and detained on charges of corruption and bribery. Another former president Jack Warner is fighting extradition to the United States to face similar charges for racketeering and bribery.
Richard Lai, president of the Guam Football Association (GFA), has also been suspended at the request of its chief investigator Cornely Borbely.

Lai, 55, pleaded guilty on Thursday to wire fraud conspiracy charges before U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen in Brooklyn, according to U.S. prosecutors who said he had taken close to $US1 million (780,370 pounds) in bribes. As part of the plea, Lai, a U.S. citizen, has agreed to pay $US1.1 million, prosecutors said.