By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former FIFA official from Nicaragua who was responsible for overseeing the soccer governing body's development efforts in Central America has been extradited from Switzerland to face U.S. charges stemming from a wide-ranging bribery probe. William Sullivan, a lawyer for Julio Rocha, confirmed his client had been extradited and said he will plead not guilty to the charges, which also include money laundering and wire fraud. Rocha, who is also a former president of the Nicaraguan soccer federation, is scheduled to appear in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday to be arraigned on charges including racketeering conspiracy.
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