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FIFA Executive Arrested on Disney Dream Cruise Ship

Guatemalan judge Hector Trujillo who is one of many football officials charged for corruption in FIFA world governing body was arrested while cruising with his family to the coast of Florida in one of the Disney Cruise Line ships. He was arrested when the cruise ship Disney Dream was docked in Port Canaveral, where he was met by FBI agents. Not yet known whether Trujillo knew what was coming, but the arrest took place without any incidents. He is suspected in several cases of bribery in exchange for lucrative sports marketing agreements. 

"Mr. Trujillo and his colleagues were aware of his illegal activities because they were at a meeting in Chicago in July, after the first wave of arrests agreed that the transactions do not talk on the phone," claims a source close to the investigation. Peruvian police confirmed the detention of the former president of Football Association and Burga, through his lawyer denied all the charges.

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"I knew they were coming for me. I did not take a bribe, and I'll prove it. I'm ready to fight," said Burga Burga and Trujillo were detained two days after the Swiss police in a hotel in Zurich arrested two people from the top of FIFA at the request of authorities in amerilčkih corruption probe that has shaken FIFA. Although Swiss judicial office (FIU) did not reveal the identity of persons arrested, some media reported that it was the president of the North American Football Association (CONCACAF) Alfred HAWITA and the first man of the South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL) Paraguayans Juan Angel. Football chiefs from South and Central America, including Trujillo and Burg are among 16 people charged with bribery, money laundering and extortion more than $ 200 million.