FIFA officials arrested on Corruption charges; Face Extradition to U.S

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All arrests were handled peacefully.
The charges allege widespread corruption over the past two decades.
Charges include wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering. - Prosecutors are planning to unseal an indictment against 10 more FIFA representatives officials.
Looks like CONCACAF is heavily involved in the corruption
Most significant case to date for United States Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
She previously served as the United States attorney in Brooklyn, where she supervised the FIFA investigation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/sports/soccer/fifa-officials-arrested-on-corruption-charges-blatter-isnt-among-them.html

I think this was coming. FIFA officials are notoriously corrupt.