Multiple figures within the sport have alleged, under oath, that members of FIFA accepted bribes in exchange for giving the World Cup to Qatar, a nation that has also been accused of facilitating human rights abuses of the migrant workers who built the country’s stadiums.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
Nguyen, who won Do’s seat after his resignation, said the money should be used to specifically support residents who were deprived of services funded by the $10 million in pandemic relief money that Do had directed to nonprofits after receiving bribes.
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Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Nakawatase has raised $57,000, about $41,000 of that in loans made to her campaign, and the only money Roy’s campaign has raised is a $30,000 loan from himself.
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Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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