Leiweke was allowed to turn himself in rather than face arrest. He was released on a $1 million bond.
The case against the executive grew out of emails the Department of Justice uncovered during its 10-month regulatory review of the merger.
The government accuses Leiweke of orchestrating a "conspiracy to rig the bidding process" to win a contract to build and operate the Moody Center in Austin.
Tim Leiweke, who spent the pandemic building seven new arenas, sees no end to growth in the venue development business: "It won’t be in my lifetime."
The invite-only group will be overseen by longtime music agent Noël Mirhadi and launches with 18 members.
