Defense closings at soccer corruption scandal trial
NEW YORK (AP) " A lawyer for the former president of Brazil's soccer federation has told a U.S. jury that his client was clueless about a bribery scheme that's scandalized the sport.The remarks came Thursday in closing arguments at the trial of Jose Maria Marin and two other former South American soccer officials.Defense Attorney Charles Stillman said Marin was considered a powerless figurehead in Brazilian soccer. He said that's why Marin was left out of a scheme by soccer [...]
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