Only Fox executive, company get FIFA corruption charges dismissed, US says
By Samuel Rubenfeld ( March 13, 2026, 15:58 GMT | Insight) -- The government’s move to dismiss charges in a soccer corruption case only concerns a former 21st Century Fox executive and a sports marketing company, and it has no legal effect on the convictions of other defendants, prosecutors said in a new court filing. “Every other defendant charged in the [soccer corruption] indictment has his own particular facts and circumstances,” the government said.The government’s move to dismiss charges in a soccer corruption case only concerns a former 21st Century Fox executive and a sports marketing company, and it has no legal effect on the convictions of other defendants, prosecutors said in a new court filing....
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