Indicted ex-FIFA VP Jack Warner vows 'avalanche' of financial secrets on FIFA, Sepp Blatter

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner is one of six people added to Interpol&#039;s most-wanted list

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Late Wednesday, former FIFA vice president Jack Warner released a paid political ad, "The Gloves Are Off," in his native Trinidad and Tobago, saying he had already placed an "avalanche" of FIFA financial documents in "different and respected hands," adding that "retracting them is not a possibility — there can be no turning back." He added, "I reasonably and surely fear for my life."

Warner, forced out of FIFA due to corruption allegations and indicted by the U.S. Justice Department, denied accepting any bribes himself. But he said his "comprehensive and detailed series of documents including checks and corroborated statements" linked FIFA to Trinidad's two main political parties, and also implicated outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.