The Olympic Bribery Scandal
THE OLYMPIC BRIBERY SCANDAL By Dr Bill Mallon ntil 24 November 1998, all seemed to be Swiss IOC Member Marc Hodler spoke openly to the well at the IOC headquarters along the press, stating that at least 5-7% of IOC members had Ushores of Lake Geneva. There had been taken or solicited bribes by bid cities. He described few recent political problems, revenues from corruption in the bidding system and stated that fund-raising and television were at all-time highs, agents existed who, for a significant price, would and the most recent Olympic Games had been attempt to deliver IOC votes to the various cities highly successful. bidding for the Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games.11 But on that day the Salt Lake City (Utah) television station, KTVX, reported that the Salt Lake Olympic Within a few days, all manner of revelations were Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter published by the media, which descended like sharks Games of 2002 (SLOC) had been paying for Sonia on a feeding frenzy. Among other announcements, Essomba to attend American University in Intermountain Health Care in Salt Lake City 1,2,5,11,17 Washington. The announcement by itself announced that it had provided free medical care to seemed innocent enough, but it had far reaching three people connected to an IOC member, which repercussions, and what eventually transpired amounted to $28,000 worth of care for hepatitis, threatened the entire existence of the International cosmetic surgery, and a total knee replacement. On Olympic Committee. 16 December, Salt Lake City mayor Deedee Corradini said that the city had hired the son of IOC Member Sonia Essomba was the daughter of René Essomba, David Sibandze as an intern.
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