President Donald Trump has pardoned Tim Leiweke, the cofounder and former chief executive of Oak View Group (OVG), a leading developer of sports and entertainment venues. Leiweke had been indicted on federal charges alleging that he conspired to manipulate the bidding process for a multimillion-dollar arena project in Texas.
The Justice Department revealed the clemency in a document published Wednesday, noting it was signed by the president on Dec. 2. Leiweke, who resigned from his CEO role after the charges, has maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings.
Federal authorities indicted Leiweke in July on one count of conspiracy to restrain trade. Prosecutors claimed he worked with a competing firm to ensure it would not submit a bid for the management contract of the Moody Center, a $388 million arena in Austin, Texas….