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Interpol target Alejandro Burzaco hands himself in to police

Interpol has released a list of men they are looking for
Image: Interpol's six wanted men - Alejandro Burzaco is top right

An Argentine businessman wanted in connection with allegations of corruption at FIFA has handed himself in to police.

Alejandro Burzaco surrendered to authorities in Italy.

He was one of a group of four corporate executives and two former FIFA officials Interpol issued 'red notices' for on charges including racketeering conspiracy and corruption.

Ex-FIFA vice president Jack Warner, from Trinidad and Tobago, Paraguayan Nicolás Leoz, who was previously a FIFA executive committee member, Hugo Jinkis and Mariano Jinkis, from Argentina, and José Margulies, also known as José Lazaro, from Brazil, were the others.

According to the US Department of Justice indictment filed in a New York court, Burzaco is one of several businessmen alleged to have paid US$110m (£72m) in bribes to secure valuable marketing contacts in Central and South America.

Swiss media reported Burzaco avoided being arrested in Zurich last month as he sat unnoticed having breakfast in the hotel restaurant while FIFA officials were being detained in their rooms upstairs. 

The 50-year-old businessman had not been seen since then, with speculation he had fled the country.

Swiss lawmakers have responded to the FIFA arrests by introducing stringent new legislation aimed at cracking down on corruption in sport.

Officials acknowledge the scandal has damaged the country's reputation, and there is a need to take action.

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