GUILTY Nationwide College Cheating Scandal - Actresses, Business Owners Charged, Mar 2019 #4

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College-Admissions Scandal to See First Trial Next Week

Several defendants have maintained their innocence, and a series of three trials is now set to start after pandemic-related delays.

Two parents are scheduled to face a jury on Sept. 13 (with jury selection set to begin Sept. 8) and three more in January.

Separately, two former coaches from USC and Wake Forest University and a former USC athletics administrator who pleaded not guilty are expected to go to trial later in the fall. A former Georgetown tennis coach has indicated he will plead guilty ahead of that trial, and prosecutors say they may secure another plea as well.

The first parents set for trial are Gamal Abdelaziz, the former president of a Wynn Resorts business in the Chinese territory of Macau, and John Wilson, a private-equity financier and onetime chief operating officer at Gap Inc.

Each stands accused of working with Mr. Singer to get their children into USC as sports recruits. Mr. Abdelaziz’s daughter was pitched as a basketball player, and Mr. Wilson’s son was flagged as a water-polo recruit. Both men, who will be tried together, have denied any wrongdoing.

Prosecutors also charged Mr. Wilson with aiding and abetting fraud and bribery and filing a false tax return. They say he took a tax write-off for a bribe given to USC through Mr. Singer’s charity. Mr. Singer has said in court that the foundation was a cover for illicit payments; Mr. Wilson’s attorney says it was a legal donation.

 

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Lori Loughlin's Daughter Olivia Jade Joins 'Dancing with the Stars' Cast

Fans criticize 'Dancing With the Stars' for adding Olivia Jade Giannulli to season 30 cast

 

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'Varsity Blues' trial promises fresh insights in old scandal

Jury selection is beginning Wednesday in federal court in Boston in the case against two parents — former casino executive Gamal Abdelaziz and former Staples and Gap Inc. executive John Wilson — who are accused of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to help get their kids into the University of Southern California by falsely presenting them as athletic recruits.

 

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Fans criticize 'Dancing With the Stars' for adding Olivia Jade Giannulli to season 30 cast

Disgusting. What is OJ famous for? For being "famous"? Or infamous? She was in complete collusion with her parents on the fraud. And just moves forward blithely.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Two Parents Are the First to Face Trial in College Admissions Scandal

 

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The First Trial Has Begun In The College Admissions Scandal

 

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Lori Loughlin granted permission to travel to Canada for film production work - The Boston Globe

In a memorandum filed with the court Friday, US Probation Officer Chrissy Murphy wrote that Loughlin, of California, wanted to travel to Canada “for work-related purposes in anticipation of being offered a filming production project.”

“The exact dates and location of travel are unknown at this time,” Murphy wrote. “However, Ms. Loughlin anticipates that she will be traveling for about one week at the end of September or beginning of October.”

 

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Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli Bought a $13 Million La Quinta House

Last summer, the couple spilled out $9.5 million for their main residence, a modern farmhouse in Hidden Hills, and now records reveal they’ve dropped an additional $13 million to buy a family vacation mansion in Palm Desert.

 

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Former Georgetown Tennis Coach to Plead Guilty in College-Admissions Cheating Case

Former Georgetown University tennis coach Gordon Ernst has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges.

Prosecutors said in a plea agreement entered into the court docket Wednesday that they will dismiss other outstanding charges after he is sentenced. Under the deal, the government will recommend he receive a sentence of up to four years in prison, while Mr. Ernst will recommend incarceration of no less than 12 months.

Prosecutors are also recommending that he be subject to two years of supervised release, and both parties agreed he will have to forfeit $3.44 million in ill-gotten gains. The prosecutors’ proposal is less than the maximum prison sentence possible under federal guidelines. The judge isn’t required to follow the recommendations listed in the plea deal.

 

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First week of testimony concludes in Varsity Blues trial - The Boston Globe

 

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College-Admissions Cheating Trial Reveals a Lot About the Parents’ Wealth

 

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Former Georgetown University tennis coach, Gordon Ernst, pleaded guilty on Sept. 15 to accusations of soliciting and accepting bribes to designate at least 12 students as recruits into the Georgetown tennis team between 2012 and 2018.

Ernst’s charges include mail and wire fraud, committing federal programs bribery, aiding and abetting in mail and wire fraud and money laundering, and filing a false tax return. Ernst faces at least one year in prison, two years of supervised release, and the forfeiture of $3.435 million in proceeds obtained from the corrupt operation.

His plea hearing is scheduled for Oct. 25.

Former Georgetown tennis coach pleads guilty in Varsity Blues Scandal - The Georgetown Voice

 

[neesaki]

I guess Karma has left the building.

https://www.lex18.com/lori-loughlin-returns-acting-after-scandal/

 

[JerseyGirl]

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/us/varsity-blues-college-admissions-trial-usc.html

The lawyers for the two fathers who are defendants in the case, John Wilson and Gamal Abdelaziz, urged the jury to look not only at the evidence, but also at what they said was a lack of evidence to show that the two men had knowingly engaged in bribery and fraud to get their children into college.

They described the men as busy executives and caring but sometimes distracted fathers who only wanted to help their children by making legitimate donations, and who trusted William Singer, a star college counselor to the wealthy, to guide them.

Their children got into the University of Southern California as athletic recruits, but it was Mr. Singer, the lawyers said, who engineered the scheme and who kept them in the dark as to his illicit methods, like faked athletic profiles and donations to corrupt athletic officials.

 

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2 Parents Are Convicted in the Varsity Blues Admissions Trial

Two parents were found guilty in federal court in Boston on Friday for participating in a scheme to have their children fraudulently admitted as athletic recruits to some of the most prestigious universities in the country.

John Wilson, a private equity financier, and Gamal Abdelaziz, a former casino executive, were the first people to stand trial in the federal investigation known as Operation Varsity Blues.

Gamal Abdelaziz, a former casino executive, was accused of paying a bribe to get his daughter admitted to the University of Southern California as a basketball

The men were convicted on charges of conspiring to commit bribery and fraud; Mr. Wilson was also found guilty of filing a false tax return for taking a deduction for a payment that the government called a bribe.

They face up to 20 years in prison on the most serious charges.

 

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Ex-tennis coach to plead guilty in college admissions case
paywall

 

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Olivia Jade & Sister Bella Talk About College Scandal Together For First Time Publicly

Olivia Jade and Bella Giannulli say 'hatred' for mom Lori Loughlin has been 'horrible'

 

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Gamal Abdelaziz, a former casino executive, was accused of paying a bribe to get his daughter admitted to the University of Southern California as a basketball

Wow, I am surprised that the sports list included basketball.

Women's basketball has become increasingly popular as a college sport. That would seem to lead to more accountability regarding available slots and more questions about basketball "recruits" who dont appear for practice, let alone games.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Former USC athletic official to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scandal

Donna Heinel, USC's former senior associate athletic director, pleaded guilty to one count of honest services wire fraud.

Prosecutors agreed to drop several other charges in exchange for her guilty plea.

Heinel remains free on bond until sentencing in March. The count to which she pleaded guilty carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, but she would probably not face such a severe sentence as a first-time offender.

 

[ilovewings]

Olivia Jade & Sister Bella Talk About College Scandal Together For First Time Publicly

Olivia Jade and Bella Giannulli say 'hatred' for mom Lori Loughlin has been 'horrible'

Their mom may be the "nicest person alive", but her presentation to the public was as an entitled arrogant person.