FIFA officials shouldn't have corruption convictions vacated, US says
By Samuel Rubenfeld ( August 13, 2026, 20:05 GMT | Insight) -- Five former top soccer officials shouldn't have their convictions in a sweeping US corruption case wiped away, prosecutors said in a new court filing. All five petitions were untimely, and the officials don't satisfy the burden of articulating ongoing legal harm necessary to obtain a writ of error coram nobis, according to the government.Five former top soccer officials shouldn't have their convictions in a sweeping US corruption case wiped away, prosecutors said in a new court filing....
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