The details of the contracts of the organization’s former president Blatter, fired former secretary general Valcke, and ousted finance director Kattner were revealed by FIFA just a day after a raid that attempted to seize evidence for the Swiss investigation.
The office of Kattner, who was fired last week, was also raided.
Michael Lauber, the Swiss attorney general, launched criminal proceedings against Blatter last September and against Valcke in March.
Blatter and Valcke are accused of criminally mismanaging FIFA money, and have been banned from the organization for six and 12 years by FIFA’s ethics committee.
Both former top officials have denied any wrongdoing.
No additional criminal proceedings have been launched against recently fired official, Kattner.
Battling Corruption
A year before the secret bonuses were revealed, the Justice Department announced nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives were indicted for racketeering conspiracy and corruption.
“As charged in the indictment, the defendants fostered a culture of corruption and greed that created an uneven playing field for the biggest sport in the world,” said FBI Director James Comey at the time.
“Undisclosed and illegal payments, kickbacks, and bribes became a way of doing business at FIFA,” he added.
“The indictment alleges corruption that is rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted both abroad and here in the United States,” said Attorney General Lynch in May of last year.
“It spans at least two generations of soccer officials who, as alleged, have abused their positions of trust to acquire millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks,” she added.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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