Title: Swiss Investigation of FIFA Finds 53 Suspicious Financial Actions

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/226/fifa_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Swiss Investigation of FIFA Finds 53 Suspicious Financial Actions' data-article-id='483'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='14917'>Swiss officials are investigating possible money laundering incidents connected to the planning of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup events. </span> <span data-start-time='14917' data-end-time='20771'>The officials now say there are 53 suspicious actions.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='20771' data-end-time='27063'>FIFA is the governing group for professional football, or soccer.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='27063' data-end-time='34542'>Swiss attorney-general Michael Lauber said Wednesday that banks reported the incidents. </span> <span data-start-time='34542' data-end-time='38521'>He said the case was huge and complex.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='38521' data-end-time='47250'>Mr. Lauber also told reporters that he is still considering questioning FIFA President Sepp Blatter. </span> <span data-start-time='47250' data-end-time='56375'>Mr. Blatter recently agreed to resign in reaction to corruption charges against the organization.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='56375' data-end-time='66042'>Russia is host of the 2018 World Cup and Qatar is host of the 2022 World Cup.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' 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Swiss officials are investigating possible money laundering incidents connected to the planning of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup events. The officials now say there are 53 suspicious actions.

FIFA is the governing group for professional football, or soccer.

Swiss attorney-general Michael Lauber said Wednesday that banks reported the incidents. He said the case was huge and complex.”

Mr. Lauber also told reporters that he is still considering questioning FIFA President Sepp Blatter. Mr. Blatter recently agreed to resign in reaction to corruption charges against the organization.

Russia is host of the 2018 World Cup and Qatar is host of the 2022 World Cup.

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