Pursuits

FIFA's Marin Swaps Jail for Trump Tower as Legal Strategy Shifts

  • Agreeing to be extradited is seen as a bid for leniency
  • Tactics change as chances of avoiding U.S. justice dim

Former Brazilian soccer official Jose Maria Marin.

Photographer: Stuart Franklin - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images
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Rather than languish in a Zurich jail, former Brazilian soccer official Jose Maria Marin took a chance on U.S. justice. For now, it’s paid off as he’s free on bail in his apartment in New York’s Trump Tower with its views over Central Park.

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