JUST IN: A guilty verdict was reached in the trial of John Wilson and Gamal Abdelaziz, two wealthy fathers charged with paying bribes to secure prestigious college spots for their kids under false pretenses.
A guilty verdict was reached Friday afternoon in the trial of John Wilson and Gamal Abdelaziz, two wealthy fathers charged with paying bribes to secure prestigious college spots for their kids under false pretenses.
Wilson and Abdelaziz were the first defendants of about five dozen charged in the sweeping Operation Varsity Blues admissions scheme to stand trial in Boston. They pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and honest services mail and wire fraud in the case.Gamal Abdelaziz arrives at federal court, Oct. 7, 2021, in Boston. Abdelaziz and another parent, John Wilson, are the first to stand trial in the college admissions bribery scandal, in which wealthy parents used lies and money to steal coveted spots at prestigious schools their kids couldn't secure on their own, according to a prosecutor.
Wilson, a former Staples executive, allegedly paid $220,000 to have his son designated as a USC water polo recruit and an additional $1 million to get his twin daughters into Harvard and Stanford.Assistant US Attorney Stephen Frank told jurors during closing arguments: “These parents were not willing to take no for an answer and to get to yes they crossed a line. In crossing that line, they broke the law."John Wilson and his wife arrive at federal court, Oct. 7, 2021, in Boston.
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