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US jury acquits Peruvian defendant in FIFA bribery case
Source: Associated Press
US jury acquits Peruvian defendant in FIFA bribery case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER
37 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — A former South American soccer official was acquitted Tuesday of a corruption charge stemming from the FIFA bribery scandal after two others were convicted last week, capping a trial in which U.S. prosecutors sought to expose a culture of greed and corruption among the powerful men who oversee the world’s most popular sport.
Jurors found Manuel Burga, the 60-year-old former president of Peru’s soccer federation, not guilty of a single racketeering conspiracy charge.
Burga wept when the acquittal was announced.
After the verdict, he came out of the courtroom, his eyes wet and said: “God Bless America. That’s all I can say.”
Burga said he would go home and resume a career as a lawyer that had been largely left behind for the last 15 years during his career as a soccer executive.
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER
37 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — A former South American soccer official was acquitted Tuesday of a corruption charge stemming from the FIFA bribery scandal after two others were convicted last week, capping a trial in which U.S. prosecutors sought to expose a culture of greed and corruption among the powerful men who oversee the world’s most popular sport.
Jurors found Manuel Burga, the 60-year-old former president of Peru’s soccer federation, not guilty of a single racketeering conspiracy charge.
Burga wept when the acquittal was announced.
After the verdict, he came out of the courtroom, his eyes wet and said: “God Bless America. That’s all I can say.”
Burga said he would go home and resume a career as a lawyer that had been largely left behind for the last 15 years during his career as a soccer executive.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/6126671d4a00453cbf8cc703a9bf320e/US-jury-acquits-Peruvian-defendant-in-FIFA-bribery-case
