Fifa bribery case: One ex-Fox employee convicted and another acquitted
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#69N72)
- Split verdict for ex-Fox execs in soccer rights bribe case
- Hernan Lopez was convicted; Carlos Martinez acquitted
A former Fox executive was convicted Thursday of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to nab broadcasting rights to the World Cup and other top soccer matches. A second ex-executive was acquitted.
A Brooklyn federal jury deliberated four days before returning the verdicts. Hernan Lopez, the former CEO of Fox International Channels, was convicted. Carlos Martinez, who headed the Latin America affiliate, was acquitted.
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