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To: Doo who wrote (541728)	12/11/2025 8:41:36 PM
From: M. Murray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541921

I missed it too. You have always been such a serious poster and I missed your humor, but I get it now!! Good one,

To: Doo who wrote (541728)	12/12/2025 8:06:10 AM
From: Sam	4 Recommendations Recommended By flashforward2009 kidl S. maltophilia Wharf Rat Respond to of 541921

from a fb friend: So did you think the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, just invented and ceremoniously presented the hilariously shlubby "FIFA Peace Prize" to Trump just because he admires him? That's not how it works in Trumpland. That was the quid. Here's the quo. Infantino wants the Trump DOJ to dismiss corruption cases against Hernan Lopez, a former Fox executive convicted of bribery trying to secure broadcasting rights to top soccer matches, including the World Cup. Lopez was convicted in 2024 by a jury in Brooklyn on charges of money laundering, conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy. He appealed in multiple courts, but lost. He finally appealed to the Supreme Court, but his case had not been accepted yet. Tuesday, federal prosecutors moved to drop all charges against Lopez. Justice Department moves to drop charges in international soccer corruption case By Jacob Rosen, Melissa Quinn December 10, 2025 / 5:59 PM EST / CBS News Federal prosecutors in New York moved Tuesday to drop charges against Hernan Lopez, a former Fox employee who was convicted of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to secure broadcasting rights to the World Cup and other top soccer matches, as well as the company involved in the scandal. The move would end a yearslong legal battle by past Justice Departments to preserve the convictions, which are currently caught in a slate of appeals. In a letter dated Tuesday to U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen, who oversaw the case, U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York Joseph Nocella said the charges against Lopez and Full Play Group, the Argentine sports media rights company involved in the scandal, should be dismissed "in the interests of justice." In a Supreme Court filing relating to Lopez's ongoing appeal to the high court filed Tuesday, the Solicitor General's Office wrote that dismissal of the case is warranted for the same reason, and that the court should hear Lopez's appeal, reverse an appeals court decision that reinstated the conviction, and return the case to a New York federal judge who could dismiss the case. continues at cbsnews.com