New York (CNN)Former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb pleaded not guilty Saturday to federal racketeering and bribery charges in connection with a massive corruption scandal. Webb, onetime head of CONCACAF, the soccer governing body for North America and the Caribbean, surrendered his passports and was released on $10 million bond. He will be confined to a home in New York and subject to electronic monitoring. Edward O'Callaghan, his attorney, did not comment. Webb -- one of seven ranking soccer officials arrested in a dawn raid in Switzerland in May -- agreed to be extradited and arrived in New York on Wednesday, accompanied by FBI agents. The other officials are fighting extradition. U.S....
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