Schumer: In The Wake Of Fed Investigation Into Alleged "Rampant, Deep-Rooted" Corruption At FIFA, Senator Demands FIFA Release Full Internal Investigation Never Before Seen By The Public -- Senator Calls On FIFA President Sepp Blatter To Make First Action Of New Term The Release Of The Garcia Report

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U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged FIFA President Sepp Blatter to make the first action of his new Presidential term the release of the full 2014 report written by former U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia, who, in 2012, was commissioned by FIFA to conduct an investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption. Garcia's full report was submitted in September 2014 but never fully released. Instead, in November 2014, the FIFA Ethics Committee issued an executive summary of the report, which Michael Garcia attested was "incomplete" and "full of erroneous representations of the facts and conclusions," compelling his resignation from the FIFA appointment. The Senator today said that, in light of the ongoing federal investigation, fans deserve to know the full scope of FIFA's wrongdoing, and that the Garcia report may contain additional findings that would help FIFA root out what U.S. Attorney General has called "rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted corruption."

"With all we know now about FIFA's corruption, collusion, and cronyism, it's high time for this internal report to be released. If President Blatter doesn't release the un-redacted report he deserves a red card -- the public has a right to see the full Garcia report to fully understand what is going on behind the curtain at FIFA," said Senator Schumer. "Until the public is satisfied that a full accounting has been made of the allegations that FIFA officials accepted bribes in exchange for sponsorships or the selection of international tournament locations, a cloud of corruption will hang over the organization and over the sporting events soccer fans across the world know and love."

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