2026-05-27 下午1:35 美东时间 / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：卡拉·斯坎内尔
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发布于2026年5月27日下午1:35 美东时间
联邦机构 足球
国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺于2025年11月20日在苏黎世国际足联足球之家举行的2026年世界杯欧洲区附加赛抽签仪式后，手持世界杯奖杯。
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内容摘要
- 在美国司法部表示该案不再符合其优先事项后，一名联邦法官驳回了一起涉及国际足联的贿赂案中的刑事指控。
- 该判决距离具有里程碑意义的2015年打击行动已过去11年，当年的行动波及全球足球界最高层。
- 这是唐纳德·特朗普总统第二任期内司法部撤销的第二起备受瞩目的贿赂案，此前针对纽约市长埃里克·亚当斯的指控已被撤回。
AI生成的摘要已由CNN编辑审核。
在美国司法部称该案不再符合特朗普政府的优先事项后，一名联邦法官驳回了一起旷日持久的涉国际足联贿赂案中一名媒体高管的刑事指控。
该判决作出之日，恰逢司法部2015年对14名被告提起初步指控的行动11周年，当年的指控涉及一个横跨二十余年的所谓贿赂阴谋，波及全球足球管理机构国际足联的最高层以及该组织关联的其他实体。这些案件引发了国际足联内部的整顿，导致多名高层官员辞职。
这是特朗普总统第二任期内司法部撤销的第二起备受瞩目的贿赂案。去年，司法部撤回了针对纽约市长埃里克·亚当斯的指控，此举导致华盛顿特区司法部公共诚信部门的多名检察官离职，以及南纽约地区检察官代理辞职。
纽约东区联邦检察官约瑟夫·诺塞拉周三出庭并告诉法官：“司法部不想动用资源继续推进这项起诉。”他补充道：“这不符合本届政府的优先事项”，后者包括反恐、国家安全威胁、毒品和人口贩运以及帮派犯罪。
帕梅拉·陈法官对诺塞拉表示，他的起诉团队完全有能力处理此次听证会，但指出“你似乎是独自前来的”。
诺塞拉称他出庭是因为他签署了驳回该案的动议。
此案曾是布鲁克林联邦检察官办公室引以为傲的案件。
在法庭文件中，司法部表示，驳回针对二十世纪福克斯前高管埃尔南·洛佩斯和阿根廷体育营销公司全娱乐集团的指控仅限于本案，并称无意推翻对其他被告的定罪或认罪协议。洛佩斯和全娱乐集团被控贿赂足球官员以获取媒体和转播权。
洛佩斯和全娱乐集团于2023年在庭审中被定罪，但陈法官后来推翻了该判决。美国第二巡回上诉法院撤销了她的决定，恢复了定罪。洛佩斯已请求美国最高法院审理其上诉。去年12月，司法部采取了不同寻常的举措，请求法院驳回起诉书。
庭审结束后，洛佩斯表示：“六年过去了，这场本不该启动的诉讼终于结束了。”
“我如释重负，”他说。
Judge dismisses bribery case involving FIFA after DOJ says bribery is not a priority
2026-05-27 1:35 PM ET / CNN
By Kara Scannell
1 hr 59 min ago
PUBLISHED May 27, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
Federal agencies Soccer
FIFA President Gianni Infantino holds the FIFA World Cup trophy following the 2026 FIFA World Cup European Play-Off draw at the FIFA’s Home of Football in Zurich on November 20, 2025.
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Summary
- A federal judge dismissed criminal charges in a FIFA bribery case after the Justice Department said the case no longer fits its priorities.
- The decision came 11 years after the landmark 2015 takedown that reached the highest levels of global soccer.
- It marks the second high-profile bribery case dropped during President Donald Trump’s second term after charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams were withdrawn.
AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.
A federal judge dismissed criminal charges against a media executive in a long-running bribery case involving FIFA after the US Justice Department said the case no longer fits the Trump administration’s priorities.
The decision came on the 11-year anniversary of DOJ’s takedown and announcement of initial charges in 2015 against 14 defendants for an alleged bribery scheme spanning over two decades. It reached into the highest levels of FIFA, the governing body for global soccer, and other entities associated with the organization. The cases caused a reckoning within FIFA, leading to the resignation of top officials.
It’s the second high-profile bribery case the Justice Department has dropped during President Donald Trump’s second term. Last year, DOJ withdrew charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, which led to an exodus of prosecutors from the Justice Department’s public integrity section in Washington, DC, and the resignation of the acting US attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Joseph Nocella, the US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, appeared in court on Wednesday and told the judge, “The Department of Justice does not want to use its resources to continue to pursue the prosecution.” He added, “It doesn’t fit with the administration’s priorities” which include terrorism, threats to national security, drug and human trafficking, and gangs.
Judge Pamela Chen observed to Nocella that his prosecution team was fully equipped to handle the hearing but noted, “You appear to be here by yourself.”
Nocella said he was there because he signed the motion to dismiss the case.
The prosecution had a source of pride for the federal prosecutors’ office in Brooklyn.
In court filings, DOJ said the decision to dismiss the case against Hernan Lopez, a former 21st Century Fox executive, and Full Play Group, an Argentine sports marketing company, was limited to this case and said it was not seeking to walk back convictions or guilty pleas reached with other defendants. Lopez and Full Play were accused of bribing soccer officials to win media and broadcast rights.
Lopez and Full Play were convicted at trial in 2023, but Chen later overturned the conviction. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals reversed her decision and reinstated the conviction. Lopez asked the US Supreme Court to hear his appeal. In December, the Justice Department took the unusual step of asking courts to dismiss the indictment.
After court, Lopez said, “Six years later a case they never should have started is finally over.”
“I am relieved,” he said.
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