BG-001 · 2015
Football · FIFA (global)
The FIFA case — A 47-Count Indictment and Dawn Arrests at a Five-Star Hotel
$150M+ in bribes over 24 years · Indicted
BG-002 · 2015
Football · FIFA / UEFA
Blatter and Platini — Banned by FIFA’s Ethics Court, Acquitted by a Criminal One
2,000,000 Swiss francs · Banned
BG-003 · 2013
Football · CONCACAF / FIFA
Chuck Blazer — Mr. Ten Percent Pleaded Guilty, Then Wore the Wire
10% kickbacks; ~$1.96M forfeited · Convicted
BG-004 · 2012
Football · FIFA/AFC
Mohamed bin Hammam — Cleared on the Cash, Banned for the Books
Tens of millions in AFC accounts at issue · Banned
BG-005 · 1999
~US$1 million in inducements · Expelled
BG-006 · 2020
Athletics · IAAF
Lamine Diack — The Man Who Sold the Doping Verdicts
€3.45M solicited; €500,000 fine · Convicted
BG-007 · 2020
Athletics · IAAF
Papa Massata Diack — Five Years, a Million-Euro Fine, and a Sentence He Has Never Been in the Room to Hear
~€15m diverted · Convicted
BG-008 · 2001
~$338k in bribes alleged · Convicted
BG-009 · 2013
Cricket · IPL (BCCI)
Lalit Modi — He Invented Cricket’s Richest League, Then Ran It Like It Was His
Multi-billion-dollar league · Banned
BG-010 · 2024
Biathlon · International Biathlon Union
Anders Besseberg — Watches, a Leased BMW, and a Quarter-Century of Favors to Russia
~1.4M kroner confiscated; watches over €30,000 · Convicted
BG-011 · 2021
Football · Confederation of African Football
Ahmad Ahmad — A Pilgrimage on CAF’s Dime, a Bloated Kit Deal, and a Two-Year Ban
~$100,000 Umrah trip; CHF 50,000 final fine · Banned
BG-012 · 2022
Weightlifting · International Weightlifting Federation
Tamás Aján — The Tyranny of Cash, Bought Ballots, and a Lifetime Ban
~$10.4 million unaccounted · Banned
BG-013 · 2012
~CHF 41M · Settled
BG-014 · 2010
Football · FIFA
Temarii and Adamu — Two Votes for Sale, Caught on Tape
£500K–£1.5M sought · Banned
BG-015 · 2016
Athletics · IAAF / Russia
Valentin Balakhnichev — The Sanctioning Process Turned Into an Extortion Scheme
€450,000 · Banned