The Associated Press
John Wilson, a former Staples Inc. executive, and Gamal Abdelaziz, a former casino executive, were found guilty last year in the first case to go to trial in the admissions scheme involving wealthy parents and universities. U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton ruled the two can remain free on bail pending appeal of their convictions. His ruling came shortly after prosecutors dropped their opposition to the defense's bid to keep them of prison while they fight their case.
Lawyers for Wilson and Abdelaziz have argued that their clients believed they were making legitimate donations and that the admissions consultant at the center of the scandal, Rick Singer, pitched his so-called “side door” scheme as a lawful one. Wilson's attorneys are attacking several aspects of the trial, including the judge's refusal to let jurors see evidence they say shows"USC regularly dressed up donors’ children as athletic recruits.
Brian Kelly, an attorney for Abdelaziz, said his client “is pleased with this result and now can focus on reversing his conviction" in the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Among other things, Sanford also put fake awards on students' college applications and changed students' race or ethnicity on applications to increase their chances of getting into schools, prosecutors said.
Unpopular opinions: 1. I'm not even sure how this a crime. 2. If there was some law broken, I don't really care. 3. I'm honestly more annoyed that taxpayer funding/resources are being used here when there are way worse crimes being committed and not prosecuted.
BS! Money actually does buy ANYTHING!🖕🖕🖕🖕😡🤬😡🤬💩💩💩💩
Good… its the school and the people that accepted the bribes that should be dragged through the coals anyway.