US EditionTrump Pardons Former Top Entertainment Executive Who Was Charged by His Own Justice Department
Tim Leiweke received a full pardon after DOJ allegations of rigged bidding on an Austin public university arena; Oak View Group paid $15 million in penalties, officials said.
- Donald Trump granted Tim Leiweke a pardon, just five months after the administration's Justice Department charged the live entertainment executive in a scheme to rig a bidding process for a public arena in Texas.
- Leiweke, the former CEO of Oak View Group, orchestrated an effort to get a rival to stand down on a bid for the arena contract in exchange for gaining subcontracts, according to the indictment brought by the DOJ's Antitrust Division.
- Leiweke was represented by Trump ally Trey Gowdy, who had lobbied the Justice Department to drop the case or grant him clemency, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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President Donald Trump issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke, who was indicted by the president’s own Justice Department earlier this year, according to a document posted online. A federal grand jury indicted Leiweke, then CEO of the live entertainment group, in July for “orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for a stadium at a public university in Austin, Texas,” according to a Justic…
Trump Pardons Oak View Group Cofounder in Texas Arena Bid-Rigging Case
President Donald Trump has pardoned Tim Leiweke, the cofounder and former chief executive of Oak View Group (OVG), a leading developer of sports and entertainment venues. Leiweke had been indicted on federal charges alleging that he conspired to manipulate the bidding process for a multimillion-dollar arena project in Texas. The Justice Department revealed the clemency in a document published Wednesday, noting it was signed by the president on D…
Trump pardons Oak View co-founder indicted by his DOJ in July
President Donald Trump issued a “full and unconditional” pardon for a business executive whom his own Department of Justice charged with a felony in July. Trump issued the pardon of Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke without a public statement. It’s unclear why he pardoned Leiweke, though he is represented by Trump ally and former Rep. Trey Gowdy. Gowdy lobbied the administration to drop the case against Leiweke or grant him clemency, CNN rep…
President Donald Trump granted a pardon this Wednesday to real estate developer Tim Leiweke, a few months after a federal grand jury accused him of conspiring to manipulate the bidding process for a new sports venue at the University of Texas.Read more]]>
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