1998
Nov. 24: KTVX Ch. 4 reports that a 1996 letter from Salt Lake Organizing Committee Vice President Dave Johnson, leaked to the station, shows SLOC made a scholarship payment of more than $10,000 to the daughter of an International Olympic Committee member. In one interview, IOC official Marc Hodler uses the word "bribery" to describe perceived abuses.
Dec. 23: The U.S. Justice Department launches a formal investigation into allegations of improprieties in connection with the Salt Lake bid for the Winter Games.
1999
Jan. 8: SLOC CEO Frank Joklik announces his and Johnson's resignations.
Jan. 16-March 17: Ten IOC members either resign or are expelled in connection with the Salt Lake bribery scandal, and another 10 are reprimanded.
Feb. 9: The SLOC Board of Ethics releases its 300-page report showing cash, gifts, trips and scholarships to IOC members from Salt Lake Olympic officials totaled more than $1 million. It holds former bid and organizing committee president Tom Welch and Johnson almost entirely responsible for what happened.
Aug. 3: Utah businessman David E. Simmons agrees to plead guilty to a misdemeanor tax violation stemming from his company's employment of John Kim, the son of IOC member Un Yong Kim.
Sept. 1: John Kim is indicted on charges that he lied to the FBI and fraudulently obtained a green card.
Dec. 11-12: The IOC approves reforms stemming from the Salt Lake bribery scandal, including adding athlete members, establishing renewable eight-year terms for all members and prohibiting members from visiting bid cities.
2000
March 14: Former USOC official Alfredo LaMont pleads guilty to two tax felonies, including a conspiracy charge that allegedly involved two unnamed officials of the Salt Lake Bid Committee in an attempt to defraud the IRS of taxes owed on money LaMont earned from consulting for the bid.
July 20: A federal grand jury indicts Welch and Johnson on charges of conspiracy and interstate travel in aid of racketeering.
2001
July 16: U.S. District Judge David Sam dismisses four of the 15 counts against Welch and Johnson and vacates the pair's July 30 trial date.
Nov. 15: Sam dismisses the remaining federal counts pending against Welch and Johnson.
2002
Jan. 23: The U.S. Department of Justice files its appeal of Sam's dismissal of all charges against Welch and Johnson with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, claiming Welch and Johnson's alleged behavior tarnished the country's "prestige."
Feb. 24: Welch tells CBS' "60 Minutes" that Gov. Mike Leavitt lied when he denied knowing about the cash and gifts given out during Salt Lake's Olympic bid.
Sept. 27: The 10th Circuit Court in Denver hears oral arguments on the government's appeal.
2003
April 22: Three judges on the 10th Circuit overturn Sam's dismissals and send the case back to Utah's federal court.