MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Rabi'I 14, 1437, December 25, 2015, SPA -- A former top FIFA official caught up in a U.S. probe of corruption in soccer has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges in his native Uruguay. Uruguayan prosecutor Juan Gomez tells The Associated Press that Eugenio Figueredo also acknowledged receiving bribes during a Thursday hearing. Figueredo is a former president of the South American soccer confederation, CONMEBOL, and a former FIFA vice president. A judge ordered Figueredo held in custody ahead of sentencing while the probe proceeds. Figueredo's lawyer says he will appeal for house arrest. --spa 23:19 LOCAL TIME 20:19 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w