Former Fox Executive Guilty In FIFA Bribery Case
A former executive with 21st Century Fox and an Argentine sports marketing firm were found guilty in New York on Thursday of paying bribes to secure lucrative television rights to international football officials. The US Justice Department said in a statement that former Fox executive Hernan Lopez, 52, and Argentine firm Full Play were found guilty on all counts of involvement in schemes to bribe officials at FIFA, CONMEBOL and CONCACAF. Lopez's co-defendant, Carlos Martinez, was acquitted following the seven-week trial in federal court in Brooklyn.