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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ramon Antonio Vargas

Sports CEO Timothy Leiweke charged in Texas arena bid-rigging scheme

a man holds a basketball while another man tries to block him
The Denver Nuggets face the Miami Heat in 2023. Timothy Leiweke is the former president of the Denver Nuggets. Photograph: Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports

A prominent sports executive has been criminally charged with organising a conspiracy to ensure his own company won the bid to build a $388m sports arena in Texas.

Timothy Leiweke, the former president of the Denver Nuggets basketball team and former CEO of MLSE, which owns Toronto’s major sports franchises including the Leafs and Raptors was charged on Wednesday by a federal grand jury. He resigned as chief executive of the company at the center of the case, Oak View Group (OVG), after the announcement.

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