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U.S. declines comment on ex-FIFA chief and Haiti earthquake funds

WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The United States declined comment on Tuesday over whether it has investigated former FIFA president Jack Warner about the disappearance of money he raised for the Haiti earthquake.

Warner is among nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with running a criminal enterprise that involved more than $150 million in bribes. FIFA is the global body governing football.

The BBC reported late Monday that Warner visited Haiti in 2010 and raised $750,000 from FIFA and the Korean Football Association to help Haiti victims.

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