Six FIFA executives have been added to Interpol's most wanted list
Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann
Two of the men, former FIFA vice president Jack Warner of Trinidad and former executive committee member Nicolas Leoz of Paraguay, have been arrested in their home counties. Warner has since been released and Leoz is under house arrest. The Interpol "red notice" alerts member countries that an arrest warrant has been issued for listen individuals and means they risk arrest anywhere they travel.
Others listed were Argentinians Alejandro Burzaco and brothers Hugo and Mariano Jinkis, who together are accused of paying more than $100 million in bribes for media and commercial rights to soccer tournaments; and Jose Margulies, a Brazilian broadcast executive.
A statement released by Interpol said: "At the request of US authorities, Interpol Red Notices - or international wanted persons alerts - have been issued for two former Fifa officials and four corporate executives for charges including racketeering conspiracy and corruption."
The announcement from Interpol comes a day after Sepp Blatter announced he will step down as FIFA president amid the widening corruption scandal. Despite trying to distance himself from the controversy, Blatter is still being investigated by US authorities as part of an ongoing probe.
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has also been dragged into the scandal amid reports that he transferred $10 million in 2010 World Cup vote bribe money. Both Valcke and FIFA have denied the allegations.
A special FIFA congress will elect a new president sometime between December 2015 and March 2016, FIFA said. Until then, Blatter will remain the nominal president.
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