Wednesday 4 May 2016 14:04, UK
FIFA ethics prosecutors are seeking a life ban imposed on former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb, who has pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in the United States.
The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee, chaired by Mr Hans-Joachim Eckert, has opened formal adjudicatory proceedings against Webb based on the final report submitted by the investigatory chamber.
The final report was transmitted to the adjudicatory chamber on April 26, with a recommended sanction of a lifelong ban from all football-related activities for violations of articles 13, 15, 18, 19 and 21 of the FIFA Code of Ethics.
On November 23 last year, Webb pleaded guilty at the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, to one count of racketeering conspiracy, three counts of wire fraud conspiracy and three counts of money laundering conspiracy.
During the course of the adjudicatory proceedings, Webb will be invited to submit his position with regard to the final report of the investigatory chamber, including any evidence, and may request a hearing.
The former Cayman Islands banker should be sentenced in federal court in Brooklyn next month. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
Webb was president of CONCACAF when he was arrested on May 27 last year at the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich.
