ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss justice officials have issued their first order to send bank information to U.S. prosecutors who in May charged 14 football officials and sports-rights marketers with racketeering, money laundering and bribery.
Folco Galli, a Federal Office of Justice spokesman, said on Thursday the order was the first regarding information from Swiss banks as requested by the U.S. Justice Department as part of its pursuit of corruption linked to world football body FIFA.
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