NEW YORK — A previous Fox executive was foundedguilty Thursday of paying 10s of millions of dollars in allurements to nab broadcasting rights to the World Cup and other leading soccer matches. A 2nd ex-executive was acquitted.
A Brooklyn federal jury pondered 4 days priorto returning the decisions. Hernan Lopez, the previous CEO of Fox International Channels, was foundedguilty. Carlos Martinez, who headed the Latin America affiliate, was acquitted.
Prosecutors stated the case exposed the corruption of global soccer. Defense attorneys stated the previous Fox officers were framed by an confessed criminal who was attempting to reduce his own penalty.
An psychological Lopez hugged advocates in the courtroom after hearing the decision, while his lawyers appeared stunned. The judge permitted him to be launched on bail pending sentencing.
John Gleeson, an lawyer for Lopez, asserted there were “legal and accurate mistakes.”
“We appearance forward to vindicating our customer on appeal,” he stated.
Martinez’s legalrepresentative, Steve McCool, stated “justice was served today for Carlos.”
“The jurors heard that he was an innocent male, and that he needto neverever haveactually been here in the veryfirst location,” McCool stated outside court.
A South American sports media and marketing business likewise was foundedguilty of graft accusations — including various TELEVISION rights. Full Play Group SA, included in Uruguay, was implicated of paying allurements for the rights to the Copa America, a quadrennial nationwide group competitors, as well as to World Cup certifying matches.
New York-based Fox Corp., which split from a subsidia