Trump pardons sports executive charged by his Justice Department [View all]
President Donald Trump has pardoned the former chief executive of the entertainment venue company Oak View Group months after he was indicted on a federal conspiracy charge.
Tim Leiweke, 68, who remains a shareholder of the company after he stepped down as CEO in July, expressed his "profound gratitude" to Trump for the pardon.
“This has been a long and difficult journey for my wife, my daughter, and me,” Leiweke said in a statement Wednesday. “The President has given us a new lease on life with which we will be grateful and good stewards."
Leiweke was charged during the Trump administration.
A federal grand jury in Texas returned an indictment in July that accused Leiweke of conspiring with a competitor to rig the bidding process to develop the $375 million Moody Center, a 15,000-seat arena at the University of Texas at Austin, which hosts major music events, as well as basketball and other sporting events. The would-be competitor agreed to stand down in the bidding process in exchange for subcontracts.
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