Sepp Blatter under investigation by the US

Sepp Blatter under investigation by the US

ESPN reporting findings by ABC News:

ABC News reported that the investigation hoped to use those indicted to provide information that could lead to charges against their superiors – much as federal agents would in a mob racketeering case.

“Now that people are going to want to save themselves, there’s probably a race to see who will flip on [Blatter] first,” one of the sources said, explaining how the feds typically try to get people to inform on their superiors.

The New York Times is among many who seem to confirm the reports:

Mr. Blatter had for days tried to distance himself from the controversy, but several United States officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that in their efforts to build a case against Mr. Blatter, they were hoping to win the cooperation of some of the FIFA officials now under indictment and work their way up the organization.

This is major.