NEW YORK (AP) — An Argentinian businessman has pleaded not guilty in the FIFA soccer scandal.

Alejandro Burzaco had turned himself in to Italian authorities in June. U.S. prosecutors say he was involved in kickbacks and bribes worth tens of millions of dollars to obtain media rights for soccer tournaments.

Burzaco was granted release on bail with electronic monitoring following his federal court appearance Friday in Brooklyn.

At the time of his arrest, Burzaco was the chief executive of a sports and marketing company, Torneos y Competencias (tohr-NAY'-ohs ee kohm-peh-TEHN'-see-uhs) S.A.

Burzaco is the third of 14 defendants charged in the case to be arraigned in a U.S. court.

A New York law firm representing him had no comment.