PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- Former international soccer official Jack Warner on Wednesday denied the latest corruptions allegations against him.
Warner, who represented his native Trinidad and Tobago for FIFA and is now a member of Parliament in the twin island nation, denied any wrongdoing, reaffirming previous denials when confronted with allegations of corruption during his tenure as a vice president of FIFA and president of CONCACAF, the North American regional body of the federation.
Warner was one of 14 people indicted in the U.S. on corruption charges stemming from an investigation of CONCACAF. Two of his sons have pleaded guilty to related charges. He said he has not been questioned in the probe.
Warner left soccer in 2011 to avoid FIFA sanctions in a bribery scandal during that year's FIFA presidential election.
''I have been afforded no due process and I have not even been questioned in this matter,'' he said in a statement. ''I reiterate that I am innocent of any charges. I have walked away from the politics of world football to immerse myself in the improvement of lives in this country where I shall, God willing, die.''
In a brief phone conversation with The Associated Press, Warner declined to comment further and said he did not have enough information about the guilty pleas of his sons to comment. ''I can't say anything about what I don't know about.''
Warner represents the constituency of Chaguanas West in Parliament. His term is due to expire when the session ends June 17. He can be extradited to the United States under a bilateral treaty.
Later, he told TV6 that U.S. authorities ''know where to find me'' and added ''I sleep very soundly in the night.''
