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  1. November 02, 2020

    FIFA Judge Says Ex-Fox Execs To Stand Trial With Sports Co.

    A Brooklyn federal judge on Sunday rejected a bid by two former executives at a Twentieth Century Fox unit to split their trial on charges of scheming to bribe Latin American officials for the rights to a big soccer tournament from that of sports marketer Full Play Group, which is also accused of racketeering.

  2. July 21, 2020

    Ex-FIFA Boss Denied Release Despite Contracting COVID-19

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request by the former president of the South American soccer confederation, Juan Angel Napout, to be released from a Miami federal prison despite testing positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.

  3. July 07, 2020

    Ex-Fox Execs Want Separate Trial In FIFA Bribery Case

    A pair of former Fox Sports executives accused of bribing South American soccer officials have urged a New York federal judge to try them separately from other defendants in the sprawling FIFA corruption case, arguing that prosecutors had hastily and incorrectly "lumped them in" with a host of unrelated defendants.

  4. June 29, 2020

    Latest Ex-FIFA Boss Dodges Prison And Will Forfeit $950K

    A former FIFA vice president on Monday avoided prison for his role in international soccer's massive bribery scandal, after a New York federal judge sentenced him to time served.

  5. May 26, 2020

    Ex-Fox Exec Can't Kick FIFA Bribery Charges

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday refused to throw out a criminal indictment accusing a former 21st Century Fox marketing executive of bribing South American soccer officials, shooting down his assertion that the grand jury that indicted him hadn't reached a quorum.

  6. May 15, 2020

    Feds Slam Ex-Fox Exec's Bid To Nix FIFA Bribery Case

    Brooklyn prosecutors hit back hard on Friday against a former 21st Century Fox marketing executive's bid to dismiss the soccer-related bribery charges against him by arguing that a grand jury may not have reached a quorum when it indicted him, calling the suggestion "absurd," "nonsensical" and "frivolous."

  7. May 14, 2020

    Ex-Fox Exec Says Grand Jury Issue Kills FIFA Bribery Charges

    A former 21st Century Fox executive charged with bribing South American soccer officials wants the case against him tossed, claiming it appears the coronavirus pandemic prevented the grand jury that indicted him from reaching a quorum in March.

  8. April 30, 2020

    FIFA Prosecutors Net $30M From Bank In Laundering Scheme

    Israel-based Bank Hapoalim and its Swiss subsidiary have agreed to pay approximately $30 million for laundering bribes and kickbacks to soccer officials with FIFA and other federations, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said Thursday, the same day the bank separately pled guilty to a $7.6 billion U.S. tax fraud scheme.

  9. April 30, 2020

    FIFA Charges Dropped Against Deceased Ex-Honduran Prez

    The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a New York federal court to dismiss its criminal case against Rafael Callejas, the former president of Honduras who pled guilty in a sprawling FIFA corruption probe, in light of the fact that Callejas died earlier this month.

  10. April 14, 2020

    No Bail For Ex-Soccer Boss Doing 9 Years For Bribery

    A Brooklyn federal judge on Tuesday denied a request for bail made by former South American soccer confederation president Juan Angel Napout, finding the incarcerated 61-year-old who is appealing his bribery conviction remains a flight risk.