Under investigation for corruption and bribery by the U.S. Justice Department, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, or FIFA, has hired a consulting firm with close ties to Bill and Hillary Clinton.
According to the BBC, FIFA tapped Teneo Holdings, a New York-based firm, to help limit any financial damages it could face because of the investigation. Teneo was co-founded in 2011 by Doug Band, a longtime Clinton associate and aide, and Declan Kelly, who worked as the U.S. envoy to Northern Ireland in Hillary Clinton’s State Department.
“FIFA has retained global advisory firm Teneo to work across operational and reputational priorities,” a FIFA rep told the BBC.
In May, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced charges against 14 FIFA officials accused of taking bribes in exchange for favorable votes regarding TV contract awards and for the opportunity to host the 2010 World Cup.
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