Revisiting the Salt Lake City Olympic scandal: Would the outcome be different today?
Journal Title: Choregia - Year 2016, Vol 12, Issue 1
Abstract
Many international sport organizations face bribery scandals resulting from its event bidding process. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) faced this type of scandal with the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Two members of the Salt Lake City Organizing Committee (SLOC) faced 15 criminal charges from providing more than US$1.2 million in cash and gifts to entice IOC members to support its bid. Ultimately both SLOC members were acquitted of all charges. Can a new interpretation of the United States’ anti-bribery law, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), be effective in preventing similar sport scandals?
Authors and Affiliations
Mark Dodds| SUNY Cortland, doddsm@cortland.edu
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- DOI http:dx.doi.org/10.4127/ch.2015.0104
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