May 15, 2017 · Michael J. Garcia was born in Brooklyn in October 1961. He graduated with honors from the State University of New York at Binghamton in1983, and graduated from Albany Law School in 1989 as...
Oct 07, 2014 · The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) announced today that former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael Garcia, has joined the organization’s advisory board alongside former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, former State Department official Farah Pandith, former U.S. Ambassador Dennis Ross and other leaders in the global …
Noting his own Puerto Rican background, Diaz asked Garcia where he was from. “I’m from Valley Stream, Long Island,” Garcia replied. The former U.S. attorney said he had interviewed with 11...
Oct 07, 2006 · peter. The New York Times profiles Michael Garcia, the low-profile U.S. Attorney in Manhattan. Garcia, 45 years old, was appointed to the high-profile post by President Bush in part because of his ...
The Garcia Report was an investigation produced by Michael J. Garcia into allegations of corruption in world football. Garcia was appointed in July 2012 to investigate ethical breaches at the FIFA, football's world governing body. A month later he announced an investigation into persistent public accusations of bribery and corruption in ...
In December 2011, The Daily Telegraph reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation were investigating alleged hacking into email accounts for England and the United States' World Cup bids. FIFA forbids bid teams to offer incentives to members of its executive committee and their relatives.
In August 2012, Garcia declared his intention to investigate the bidding process and decision to award the right to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup to Russia and Qatar respectively by the FIFA Executive Committee. The decision of host venues had previously taken place in December 2010.