Former Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) boss Tim Leeveke has been inspired by an American grand jury to allegedly rigor the bidding process for a region in Austin, Texas.
Leiweke is the co-founder and CEO of the Oak View Group (OVG), who develop and provide a variety of services for live entertainment venue.
IndividualLeiweke told colleagues in September 2017 that another company was “bidding against us” and “she wanted to find a way to find a way” for the project. [the competitor] Some businesses “to get them” back “. In February 2018, Leiweke arrived at an agreement that would not submit a bid in exchange for the CEO of the contestant to receive the subcontinent with the project.
According to the Department of Justice, the arena was opened in April 2022, and Ovg “continues to receive significant revenue from the project till date.”
The OVG has agreed to pay $ 15 million in the punishment, while the legend’s hospitality imposed a fine of $ 1.5 million in connection with the alleged conduct in the prosecution against Leeeveke.
Leiweke is a maximum 10 -year jail sentence and a fine of $ 1 million for being found guilty.
Leeeveke was nominated as MLSE President and CEO in April 2013 and was responsible for hiring Brendon Shahanhan as the President of Toronto Maple Leafs and Masai Ujiri as the chairman of Toronto Repters. He topped the Sports and Media Group till October 2015 before the establishment of OVG later that year.
