Ex-FIFA Vice-President Eugenio Figueredo Received Bribes 'For Decades': Prosecutor
Eugenio Figueredo, former FIFA president, was extradited from Switzerland and spent Christmas in jail pending a trial which could see him imprisoned for up to 15 years
Former FIFA vice-president Eugenio Figueredo received millions of dollars in bribes throughout his career at the top of South American football, prosecutors claimed Friday. (FIFA Ex-Vice President Eugenio Figueredo Jailed Pending Trial in Uruguay)
Figueredo, 83, was extradited from Switzerland and spent Christmas in jail pending a trial which could see him imprisoned for up to 15 years. Late Friday, he was admitted to a Montevideo hospital with chest pain, but was expected to return to his cell in a matter of hours, said the prosecutor in his case, Juan Gomez.
Gomez said evidence given by Figueredo showed clearly that the official was corrupted from the moment he joined the executive committee of CONMEBOL, the South American federation.