Former Brazil football chief Jose Maria Marin to appear in US court
NEW YORK - Former Brazilian Football Federation president Jose Maria Marin was set to appear in an American court Tuesday after being charged by US authorities in connection with the FIFA corruption scandal.
Then president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Jose Maria Marin, speaks in Rio de Janeiro on August 19, 2014
Marin, who was taken into custody in Switzerland in May, stands accused of having taken bribes worth millions of dollars from sports marketing companies in connection with the sale of rights for the Copa America tournaments for 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2023, and for the Copa do Brasil for the period from 2013 to 2022.
Swiss prosecutors said last week that he had agreed to be extradited.