Emily Bamesberger

Oct 2, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Emily Bamesberger |Brittany Harwood |Ephraim Wernick

Earlier this month, a federal judge vacated two convictions related to the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) investigation into corruption in international soccer, widely known as the “FIFA Case.”1 Despite the jury’s findings that the defendants were guilty of honest services fraud for their involvement in bribery and kickbacks schemes related to the acquisition of soccer broadcasting rights, the district court rejected the application of the honest services fraud theory to foreign commercial...

Sep 1, 2023 | velaw.com | Ephraim Wernick |Brittany Harwood |Emily Bamesberger

By Ephraim (Fry) Wernick, Brittany Harwood, Emily Bamesberger Earlier this month, a federal judge vacated two convictions related to the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) investigation into corruption in international soccer, widely known as the “FIFA Case.”1 Despite the jury’s findings that the defendants were guilty of honest services fraud for their involvement in bribery and kickbacks schemes related to the acquisition of soccer broadcasting rights, the district court rejected the...