In an epic beginning to Loretta Lynch’s tenure as Attorney General, the nation’s foremost law enforcement officials announced the arrest of fourteen high-ranking FIFA leaders this morning in Zurich, Switzerland. Awaiting extradition, the group are alleged to have been involved in globe-spanning corruption campaigns that moved millions of dollars behind the scenes of the world’s most popular sport.
The arrests, carried out by local law enforcement, are fascinating unto themselves. The New York Times, from the article “In a Five-star Setting, FIFA Officials Are Arrested, the Swiss Way“:
Raids in the United States are typically led by armed SWAT team members wearing bulletproof vests and helmets, but the Swiss took a more subtle approach. Rather than storming into the executives’ rooms and hauling them out in their pajamas, the officers waited for the men to come to the door and then gave them a chance to get dressed and pack their bags.
How thoughtful. If you’re more interested in the shady dealings of the World Cup’s planners, we invite you to give HBO’s John Oliver a moment of your time:
