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A judge vacated the conviction of former Fox exec Hernán López, accused of bribing soccer officials to secure big tournament broadcasting rights.
Hernán López and an Argentinian marketing company were convicted for bribing soccer officials to secure broadcasting rights for big tournaments
A federal judge threw out the conviction of Hernan Lopez, former head of Fox International Channels, who had been found guilty of bribing FIFA soccer officials in exchange for a broadcasting-rights deal. “We are obviously pleased with Judge Chen’s thorough and correct decision,” David Sarratt, a lawyer for Lopez, said in a statement to the …
Dozens of people have pleaded guilty or been convicted after a U.S.-led investigation into FIFA and international soccer.
A federal judge threw out the convictions of a former Fox executive and a South American sports media and marketing company in the FIFA bribery investigation, citing a May decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving an aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. U.S. District Judge Pamela K. Chen, who presided over the trial in Brooklyn federal court, granted a motion for an acquittal in a 55-page decision filed Friday night. Hernan Lopez, the former CEO of Fox International Channels, was convicted on March 9 along with the marketing company Full Play Group SA of one count each of ...