FIFA Vice-President Jack Warner of Trinidad & Tobago, who is a member of the World Cup organizing committee, was found guilty of a conflict of interest by FIFA's committee for ethics and fair play in February.

However, Warner did not receive any punishment from FIFA who decided to close the case against him because Warner had sold his shares in a travel agency that was at the core of the case against him.

Warner's problems began last November when a local newspaper revealed that Warner's travel agency, Simpaul Travel Service, had obtained exclusive rights to sell tickets to the World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago.

FIFA found that Warner was guilty of a conflict of interest because he was simultaneously a special advisor to the Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation and one of the owners of Simpaul.