UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss court against FIFA president Gianni Infantino for possible "criminal mismanagement” of his now-shelved plan to sell off a World Cup stake to private investors.
On Thursday, UEFA requested subpoenas for Joshua Kushner and his fund Thrive Capital Management through the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
According to the Associated Press, UEFA said it is "contemplating a Swiss criminal proceeding against Infantino and possibly other FIFA officials for criminal mismanagement under Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code."
FIFA is based in Switzerland.
In the filing, UEFA accuses Infantino of accepting an offer that was below market value, which would have led to his own personal
enrichment.
According to UEFA, the $4.2 billion figure for 20 percent stake in FIFA's commercial enterprises was a “fraudulently off-market price promoted by Infantino for his own benefit.”
The offer would have valued the enterprise at $20 billion, which UEFA called "absurdly low" and "neither the product of an open, competitive auction, nor tested by any independent valuer."
In its announcement of the plan, FIFA said that investment group would be led by Thrive Eternal, which was founded by Joshua Kushner, the brother of U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Amid heavy backlash, Infantino announced on Aug. 1 that he was no longer pursuing the plan.
After the plan's collapse, UEFA has led the charge to remove Infantino from his position, saying this month that it's lost confidence in his leadership.
UEFA also said it was planning to boycott FIFA tournaments until the proposal was scrapped and it received assurances that it would not be revived. That boycott threat was lifted this week, allowing the U-20 Women's World Cup to be held next month in Poland.
USA TODAY Sports has contacted FIFA and Thrive Capital for comment.
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