Ex-president caught in corruption net

Former Honduran president Rafael Callejas left in a private jet for the United States on Monday to face charges raised as part of the FIFA corruption scandal.

Callejas, 72, was president of Honduras from 1990 to 1994 and head of Honduras' soccer federation until August this year. He is a current member of FIFA's television and marketing committee.

US authorities this month accused him and 15 other defendants of racketeering, fraud and money laundering, much of it related to alleged bribery in attributing TV and marketing rights to FIFA games, especially in Latin America.