Two FIFAgate bribery convictions thrown out by FIFA-hanging Judge Chen
September 4 – Two convictions of a media executive and rights company in FIFAgate have been vacated by US federal judge Pamela Chen citing a recent Supreme Court ruling.
In a major U-turn by Judge Chen, who presided over the original FIFAgate case, Hernan Lopez, a former executive with 21st Century Fox, and Argentine sports marketing firm Full Play were acquitted on appeal.
López faced up to 40 years in prison and millions of dollars in penalties,
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