Rafael Callejas, a former president of Honduras who was accused of taking bribes in his role as president of that country’s soccer federation, pleaded guilty on Monday in the United States’ world-soccer corruption case.
In federal court in Brooklyn, Mr. Callejas admitted he had solicited and accepted bribes from businessmen who sought media and marketing rights to matches played by the Honduran national team. Mr. Callejas paid much of that bribe money forward, he said, to delegates of his country’s soccer federation to ensure his re-election.
Pleading guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and racketeering conspiracy — each of which can be punished by up to 20 years in prison — Mr.