FIFA Prosecutor Says More Arrests Possible, Calls Investigation 'Quite Broad'

A prosecutor in charge of a "sprawling U.S. investigation of corruption at FIFA" said that the probe, which has already "ensnared 40 people" and two companies, was "ongoing" and more arrests are possible, according to Patricia Hurtado of BLOOMBERG. Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan Norris said of the investigation, "It is quite active and quite broad." U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie, who is presiding over the case, told lawyers he would like to "schedule a trial next year, either in September or October." Dearie: "This could go on and on and on." When asked whether prosecutors planned to file a revised indictment in the case and add new crimes, Norris said that he expects "to bring additional charges" and that the government is also "considering" whether to charge more people. The U.S. last added 16 people, including former FIFA exec committee members, to the case in a new 92-count indictment in December (BLOOMBERG, 8/3).