Former CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb pleaded not guilty Saturday at an arraignment in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn to "charges that he had solicited bribes to parcel out lucrative soccer media and marketing deals," according to Noah Remnick of the N.Y. TIMES. By entering that plea, Webb indicated that he "would not yet cooperate with the authorities in their case against 14 soccer officials and sports marketing and media executives who were arrested in one of the biggest international sports corruption inquiries." Webb and his lawyer, Edward O’Callaghan, "agreed to a complicated deal that would allow the once-powerful soccer official to be released on $10 million bail, covered by a bond package that included 10 real estate properties owned by him, his wife and other relatives; three cars; and expensive watches and jewelry." As part of the conditions of his release, Webb "will remain under house arrest with electronic monitoring and supervision from FBI-approved guards and must stay in a residence within 20 miles of the courthouse in Brooklyn" (N.Y. TIMES, 7/19). In N.Y., O'Keeffe, Vinton & Thompson noted Webb's whereabouts in jail "weren't disclosed." He "barely spoke, except to accept conditions on his bail" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 7/19).
