NEW YORK, July 31: An Argentine sports marketing executive today pleaded not guilty and posted a USD 20 million bond, the second foreign national to appear before a US court in connection with a sweeping FIFA corruption scandal.
Alejandro Burzaco surrendered to Italian police on Tuesday before being flown to New York to face US justice.
He is one of 14 FIFA officials and sports marketing executives indicted in New York last May in the multi-million-dollar corruption case that has rocked world soccer.
He pleaded not guilty to three charges of racketeering, money laundering and wire fraud conspiracy before a magistrate and posted a USD 20 million bond for his release, under written by friends and family.
Dressed in a dark suit, a pale blue tie and a crisp white shirt, government prosecutors told the magistrate that Burzaco was not considered a flight risk given that he had handed himself in voluntarily overseas.
He must surrender his passports to the FBI, submit to electronic tagging and restrict his movements to New York and Long Island. (AGENCIES)
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