They are a business and are thus regulated by relevant laws. In this case FIFA is also a monopoly. Imagine if comcast started forcing Tier3 or someone else to p

They are a business and are thus regulated by relevant laws. In this case FIFA is also a monopoly. Imagine if comcast started forcing Tier3 or someone else to pay bribes to get to their customers (heh). This is basically equivalent to that. Tier3 could sue if it was done off the books (re: bribes) and the IRS would go after the corp for tax evasion if they didn't report the bribe income. Not sure how this case will proceed, but my bet is that some of the charges will relate to tax evasion. Taking bribes is also likely only part of the story.