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Jack Warner cleared of bribery allegations made by Lord Triesman

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Four Fifa executives accused by Lord Triesman are ‘in the clear’

By Matt Scott in Zurich
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 29 May 2011

Jack WarnerThe four Fifa executive committee members accused of corruption by Lord Triesman have been cleared by a Football Association inquiry, according to the world governing body’s interpretation of a 200-page dossier it was handed last week.

The FA commissioned Paul Dingemans QC to investigate the claims raised by Triesman under parliamentary privilege this month. Triesman, the former FA chairman, alleged that four Fifa executives asked for favours in return for voting for England’s 2018 World Cup bid.
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FIFA Suspends Warner, Bin Hammam

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Blatter cleared, Bin Hammam and Warner suspended

Jack WarnerFIFA has suspended executive committee members Mohamed bin Hammam and Jack Warner after investigating accusations they bribed voters in the presidential election campaign. FIFA cleared its president Sepp Blatter of ignoring the alleged bribes.
Full Article : forbes.com

Jack in bribe probe, Blatter too

FIFA summons its vice-president to Zurich following allegations
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Warner FIFA’s Connections Beneficial to T&T

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Works and Transport Minister, Jack Warner and Opposition Leader, Dr Keith Rowley
Works and Transport Minister, Jack Warner and
Opposition Leader, Dr Keith Rowley
By Stephen Kangal
June 07, 2010

Do not mess with this sophisticated and unsuspecting T&T electorate. They will quickly appreciate that Opposition Leader Keith Rowley is using as a cheap political strategy the stirring up of trivialities on Mr. Warner’s FIFA connections geared exclusively to kick-start and feather his own dwindling, discredited and deteriorating political nest. His next volley against super-Mom Kamla’s PP Government will be a racism charge.
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