November 9 – The sentencing of disgraced former CONCACAF leader Jeff Webb (pictured) could be delayed yet again if a court in New York grants another request for an adjournment.
Webb is due to be sentenced on November 18 after pleading guilty last November to racketeering conspiracy, three counts of wire fraud conspiracy and three counts of money laundering conspiracy relating to the US probe into football corruption. As part of a plea deal, he agreed to forfeit more than US$6.7 million.
Webb, once touted as a future FIFA president, was the highest-profile figure detained in last year’s May raid by law enforcement officials on the luxury Zurich hotel where FIFA dignitaries had gathered.
His trial and the verdict have been eagerly awaited ever since but his lawyer has filed an application with the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York to have the date delayed for six months.
If granted, it will be the second time sentencing of the former FIFA vice-president has been postponed. Last June, Webb also sought and was granted a delay in sentencing until November, with no reason offered then either.
Webb has been under house arrest in Loganville, Georgia, while the case has been ongoing. Earlier this year, the court agreed to relax the terms of his house arrest, allowing him to travel beyond the 20-mile restriction initially imposed. FIFA has given him a life ban from all football related activities.
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