Former CONCACAF President Jack Warner arrested in Trinidad and Tobago, bail set at $2.5M
Jack Warner surrendered to police in Trinidad and Tobago hours after a warrant for his arrest was issued.
Authorities in the United States requested the disgraced former president of CONCACAF and former FIFA vice president be apprehended following Wednesday's stunning arrests in Zurich, Switzerland where several high-ranking FIFA officials were indicted on corruption charges.
The offices of the country's attorney general issued the provisional arrest warrant. Warner turned himself in to police and is expected to be extradited to the U.S., according to ABC News (courtesy of FOX Soccer).
The Associated Press reports Warner's bail has been set at $2.5 million.
Warner has not held a position with FIFA or CONCACAF since his resignation in 2011 when he was facing a flurry of corruption and bribery charges.
Unlike the other eight officials, Warner was not present at the luxury hotel in Zurich where the arrests were carried out. He indicated his arrest was not likely to occur in his home country.
Jack Warner: "If U.S. Justice Department wants me, they know where to find me. I sleep very soundly in the night" #fifa
— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) May 27, 2015
Local television station in Trinidad and Tobago, CCN TV6, reports the country's magistrate has ordered Warner to surrender his passport and report to the local police twice a week.
Warner could also be the final domino that finally brings an end to Sepp Blatter's reign as FIFA president.
FIFA's @jackwarnertt promised a tsunami in 2011. now it's the time. the feds + IRS want to know everything. if Jack speaks he'd kill Sepp
— Jens Weinreich (@jensweinreich) May 27, 2015
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