ack Warner been forced to hand over his passport after police officials deemed him a flight risk.
--> Warner was photographed outside Trinidad's Arouca police station on Thursday, where he has to report twice a week to under his bail agreement.
On Wednesday, Trinidad Attorney General Garvin Nicholas said that officials feared that the former FIFA Vice President would flee the island after facing U.S. federal corruption charges, with the following day's measures ensuring that possibility is now not an option.
Jack Warner was photographed outside Trinidad's Arouca police station on Thursday
The former FIFA Vice President has report to the police station twice a week as part of his bail conditions
'Any person with the level of resources that Mr Warner has would be considered a flight risk,' Nicholas said.
'We certainly made it a lot more difficult for him to escape or leave the country
Warner looked visibly aggrieved as he entered and left the Arouca police station on Thursday. He is one of several international football officials facing charges as part of the U.S. investigation into FIFA.
U.S. justice officials have accused Warner of receiving three payments totalling $10 million in 2008 from an unidentified, high-ranking FIFA official to allegedly secure his vote and help give South Africa the right to host the 2010 World Cup over Morocco.
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