Fifa audit official Richard Lai admits bribery in US federal probe
(WorldNews New Zealand)

The sprawling US investigation into bribery and corruption in international football has reached into Asia and claimed the first guilty plea from a senior official in the new Fifa leadership. A member of the Fifa Audit and Compliance Committee, Richard Lai of Guam, was suspended by the Asian Football Confederation on Friday after admitting taking about a million dollars in bribes related to elections and buying influence among Fifa voters. Lai, a US citizen and president of Guam`s...