A lawyer for Vince McMahon said Wednesday that Manhattan federal prosecutors have dropped their criminal probe into whether the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) co-founder attempted to cover up

Yesterday (Feb. 11), a federal appeals court ruling came down that related to the hush money scandal which twice forced Vince McMahon to resign from WWE. That led to questions about whether a criminal probe of McMahon by the United States Department of Justice — for improperly handling the hush money payments and/or any illegal activity or behavior they were supposed to keep under wraps — was still ongoing.