前國際足聯官員布萊澤承認受賄

A former American soccer official linked to the FIFA corruption scandal admitted that he and others on the organization’s executive committee had accepted bribes for their support in the bidding to host the 1998 and 2010 World Cups, according to papers filed in the official’s criminal case and released on Wednesday.

相關刑事案件涉及的文件顯示，一名陷入國際足聯(FIFA)腐敗醜聞的前美國足球官員承認，他和該組織執行委員會的其他官員在1998年和2010年世界盃的申辦階段收受了賄賂，並據此提供了自己的支持。這些文件於週三公之於衆。

The official, Chuck Blazer, made the admission when he pleaded guilty in 2013 to charges that included racketeering, wire fraud, money laundering and income tax evasion.

上述官員查克·布萊澤(Chuck Blazer)於2013年在對敲詐勒索、電信欺詐、洗錢及逃避個稅等指控表示認罪時，做出了上述交代。

“Among other things, I agreed with other persons in or around 1992 to facilitate the acceptance of a bribe in conjunction with the selection of the host nation for the 1998 World Cup,” Mr. Blazer told Judge Raymond J. Dearie when he pleaded guilty in 2013.

“此外，在1992年前後，我和其他人同意幫助收受賄賂，聯手操控選擇1998年世界盃主辦國的過程。”布萊澤2013年認罪時，對雷蒙德·J·迪爾裏(Raymond J. Dearie)法官表示。

Other papers filed in the case say that it was the Morocco bid committee that bribed Mr. Blazer. He also said that “I and others on the FIFA executive committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the selection of South Africa as the host nation for the 2010 World Cup,” and that he “and others agreed to accept bribes and kickbacks in conjunction with the broadcast and other rights” to several Gold Cups, a regional championship in which the United States competes.

該案涉及的其他文件顯示，賄賂布萊澤的是摩洛哥申辦委員會。布萊澤還表示，“我和國際足聯執行委員會的其他官員同意接受賄賂，推選南非成爲2010年世界盃主辦國，”而且他和“其他官員同意接受賄賂和回扣，協力掌控幾屆金盃賽(Gold Cups)的電視轉播權及其他權利”。這項賽事是一項地區性錦標賽，美國也有參加。

Facing up to 20 years in prison, Mr. Blazer became a cooperating witness, according to law enforcement officials, though in the redacted version of the plea hearing filed Wednesday, there were no references to Mr. Blazer’s cooperating with the government. However, law enforcement officials said that part of Mr. Blazer’s cooperation deal included secretly recording conversations.

執法官員表示，布萊澤同意成爲污點證人，以逃避最高20年的牢獄之災，但在週三提交的經過刪節的認罪聽證會文件並沒有提到布萊澤與政府的合作協議。然而，執法官員表示，布萊澤的合作協議內容包括對一些談話進行祕密錄音。

There are at least two other cooperating witnesses in the FIFA case that suggest the kind of agreement Mr. Blazer may have struck: Daryan and Daryll Warner. They are sons of Jack Warner, the former president of Concacaf, the soccer governing body overseeing North American, Central American and the Caribbean. Mr. Blazer, a friend of Mr. Warner’s, was Concacaf’s general secretary from 1990 until 2011.

國際足聯的案件至少還涉及其他兩名污點證人：德里恩·沃納(Dryan Warner)和達里爾·沃納(Daryll Warner)，他們有可能達成了與布萊澤類似的協議。這兩人是前中北美和加勒比地區足聯(Concacaf)主席傑克·沃納(Jack Warner)之子，該足球管理機構負責中北美洲及加勒比地區的足球事宜。布萊澤與沃納早有交情，在1990年至2011年間擔任Concacaf的祕書長。

When each of the Warner sons pleaded guilty in 2013, the judge outlined their cooperation agreements with the government: They agreed to participate in undercover activities, hand over documents, regularly meet with prosecutors, testify when requested, and not divulge their cooperation to anyone without the express permission of prosecutors.

當沃納兄弟於2013年認罪時，法官概述了他們與政府的合作協議：他們同意參與祕密活動、交出文件、定期與檢察官會面、必要時出庭作證，在沒有獲得檢察官的明確許可下，不對任何人泄露合作協議。

In return, prosecutors said, they would file a letter at sentencing noting each defendant’s cooperation and asking for a departure from sentencing guidelines. Prosecutors often suggest little or no prison time in return for cooperation. For Daryan Warner, prosecutors also said they would suggest he receive an S-Visa, or an informant green card.

檢查官表示，作爲回報，他們將在法官做判決時遞交一封信件，說明每名被告的合作情況，並請求法官偏離量刑指南。檢察官通常會建議從輕量刑或免除刑責，以作爲他們配合工作的回報。對於德里恩·沃納，檢察官還表示他們會建議給他發放S簽證，即針對線人的綠卡。