[algo_cheese]

According to the Swiss Federal Office of Justice, the bribery has occurred in the US and paid through US banks :

The bribery suspects [...] are alleged to have been involved in schemes to make payments to the soccer functionaries [...] totaling more than USD 100 million. In return, it is believed that they received media, marketing, and sponsorship rights in connection with soccer tournaments in Latin America. According to the US request, these crimes were agreed and prepared in the US, and payments were carried out via US banks.

https://www.bj.admin.ch/bj/en/home/aktuell/news/2015/2015-27...

[iaw]

This makes a ton of sense now with the increased scrutiny of US financial institutions as of late.

[swombat]

Make no mistake: this is entirely about the lost 2022 bid.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10871114...

TL;DR: Don't piss off Bill Clinton.

[jmngomes]

There a lot of problems with financial institutions that would be detected by "increased scrutiny " before something like this...