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South Africa's soccer president Danny Jordaan arrested on fraud and theft charges

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South African soccer chief Danny Jordaan arrested on fraud and theft charges.

Jordaan accused of using about R1.3 million ($ 72,372 ) of South African Football Association funds to hire PR firm and private security company for his personal benefit.

He is president of the association and led the country's World Cup bid committee which secured the rights to host one of the biggest sporting events in South Africa in 2010 .

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85

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85

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81

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formal

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English

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62

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not offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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