FIFA’s Former No. 2 Caught Up in Scandal Had $11 Million Debt
- Valcke suggested most of his exchanges with partner be deleted
- Frenchman accused of accepting nearly $1.5 million in bribes
Jerome Valcke arrives at the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, on Sept. 14.
Photographer: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
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A former FIFA official accused of accepting nearly $1.5 million in bribes told the Greek businessman accused of paying him the cash to delete most of their correspondence.
Jerome Valcke, FIFA’s former secretary general, sent the message to Dinos Deris in October 2016, six months before Swiss federal prosecutors opened a criminal investigation against the pair and a third businessman in March 2017.