U.S. Prosecutors Seek to Drop Soccer TV Rights Corruption Case Amid Legal Challenges
U.S. prosecutors have requested the Supreme Court to abandon their efforts to uphold the convictions of Hernan Lopez, former CEO of Fox International Channels, and Full Play Group SA, a South American sports media company. These convictions were related to a corruption case involving TV rights for international soccer tournaments. Initially convicted in 2023, Lopez and Full Play were acquitted by a judge, but an appeals court later reinstated the convictions. The prosecutors' decision to drop the case follows a Supreme Court ruling that has complicated the process of securing corruption convictions. Additionally, the Trump administration had previously altered its approach to public graft enforcement, including pausing a statute that restricts U.S. entities from bribing foreign officials to secure business deals. 
