USA
Webb secures bail with luxury goods
(CNS): Jeffrey Webb has secured his US$10 million bail bond with 11 luxury watches, his wife’s jewellery, including her wedding ring, three high-end cars and 10 properties, according to US press reports. The details have been revealed in an order filed in a Brooklyn court on Monday setting out Webb’s bail terms. The former FIFA […]
Webb denies charges, bailed on $10M bond
(CNS): Former CIFA President Jeffrey Webb has denied allegations of corruption and bribery in the massive FIFA racketeering investigation and has been bailed but placed under house arrest on a $10 million bond according to news reports. Despite speculation that Webb was in talks with the US authorities regarding a plea deal, the fifty-year-old Caymanian from […]
US prosecutor confirms Webb’s arrival but no court date set
(CNS): A Brooklyn court heard Friday that Cayman’s former football boss, Jeffrey Webb (50), had arrived in the United States to face criminal charges in the massive FIFA corruption scandal. But In the first official confirmation that the extradited FIFA official is Webb, the US prosecutor overseeing the case, Evan Norris, said he did not […]
Webb crosses Atlantic under guard
(CNS): The former FIFA vice president, CONCACAF and local football president, Jeffrey Webb, is understood to have arrived in New York after he was handed over to the United States authorities Wednesday. The Swiss authorities have confirmed that one of the seven officials arrested in Switzerland on behalf of US authorities in relation to a […]
US and CIG mum on Webb extradition
(CNS): Both the American and local authorities remained tight-lipped Monday regarding the extradition of Jeffrey Webb following revelations that one of the FIFA officials detained in Switzerland will go to the US to answer corruption allegations in the football scandal. While undisclosed sources have confirmed that Webb is the only one of the seven football bosses […]
Webb agrees to US extradition
(CNS): The former local football boss, Jeffrey Webb (50), has agreed to be extradited to the US, according to international media reports. A number of leading news agency have reported that Webb who is currently being detained in a Swiss Jail is willing to go to the United States and answer the allegations against him […]
US to open Cuba embassy later this month
(CNS): President Barack Obama announced the re-establishment of embassies in both Havana and Washington Wednesday after the American and Cuban governments finalized an agreement. Since December, the two countries have been negotiating to restore ties after half a century of animosity and the US embassy in Havana could open this month. Ending the freeze with […]
Caymanian businessman jailed for 9 years in drug conspiracy
(CNS): Bryce Merren has been handed a more than nine-year prison term for his part in a foiled drug conspiracy in Puerto Rico. The local businessman, who was arrested following a sting operation, has also been fined $75,000. Merren, who has been on remand in the US territory for around 15 months, was given a […]
Extradition hearing for FIFA officials draws close
(CNS): With just one week to go before the US must file papers against FIFA officials arrested in Switzerland for their extradition to America, one of the men arrested alongside Caymanian Jeffrey Webb has been refused bail. Without naming him, the Swiss authorities stated that the individual was a flight risk, but according to Swiss […]
Tennessee governor legalises use of cannabis oil
(CNS): Tennessee has become the latest state in the US to relax laws relating to the medical use of ganja. It’s now legal to use cannabis oil there for limited medical purposes after Governor Bill Haslam gave final approval Monday to what many believe is a step to further legalisation of the plant for wider medicinal […]
Obama hints at Cuba’s removal from ‘terror’ list
(CNS): The American president has said the US State Department has completed its review of Cuba’s inclusion on a list of countries that sponsor terrorism. But Speaking from Jamaica on Thursday, President Barack Obama said he was waiting for a recommendation from advisers before announcing his decision about the country’s removal.
