{"id":864686,"date":"2021-10-10T11:29:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T15:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=864686"},"modified":"2021-10-10T11:29:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T15:29:25","slug":"two-parents-found-guilty-in-operation-varsity-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-parents-found-guilty-in-operation-varsity-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Two parents found guilty in \u2018Operation Varsity Blues\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-parents-found-guilty-in-operation-varsity-blues%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=864686&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2545159\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2545159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Wilson, left, and his wife, right, leave federal court after he was found guilty of participating in a fraudulent college admissions scheme Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo\/Josh Reynolds)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:06 AM PT \u2013 Sunday, October 10, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A guilty verdict was reached in the trial of two parents charged with bribing their kids\u2019 way into elite college universities as fake athletic recruits. On Friday, a Boston federal court convicted private equity firm founder John Wilson and former casino executive Gamal Abdelaziz of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, among other charges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey and their families enjoy privileges and opportunities that most of us can only imagine,\u201d said Nathaniel Mendell, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. \u201cYet, they were willing to break the law and the jury has now found that they did break the law in order to guarantee an admission spot for their children in the school of their choosing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson was accused of paying $220,000 to get his son into the University of Southern California as a phony water polo recruit, later paying $1 million to get his twin daughters into Harvard and Stanford.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Abdelaziz allegedly paid $300,000 to bribe his daughters way into USC as a basketball recruit. Lawyers argued the two fathers believed the payments were legitimate donations, centering the blame on California college admissions consultant and scheme mastermind Rick Singer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2545161\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2545161\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2545161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GAMAL-656x437-1.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 file photo, Gamal Abdelaziz, right, arrives at federal court in Boston. Abdelaziz and another wealthy parent John Wilson, were convicted Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, of buying their kids&#039; way into school as athletic recruits in the first case to go to trial in the college admissions cheating scandal that embroiled prestigious universities across the country. (AP Photo\/Josh Reynolds, File)\" width=\"656\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GAMAL-656x437-1.jpg 656w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GAMAL-315x210.jpg 315w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GAMAL-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GAMAL.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2545161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gamal Abdelaziz arrives at federal court in Boston. (AP Photo\/Josh Reynolds, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cLook, on behalf of Mr. Abdelaziz, it\u2019s obviously not the result he was looking for, but that\u2019s our system and that\u2019s why they have appellate courts. So, that\u2019s what we\u2019ll be doing next,\u201d said Abdelaziz\u2019 attorney, Brian Kelly.<\/p>\n<p>The pair were the first among 60 defendants to stand trial for the scandal in what authorities have dubbed \u201cOperation Varsity Blues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat they did was an affront to hardworking students and parents. But the verdict today proves that even these defendants, powerful and privileged people are not above the law,\u201d said Mendell. \u201cThey broke the law and now they face the consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two parents are due for sentencing in February, where the most serious charges could see hefty jail time of up to 20 years.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/french-ambassador-to-australia-addresses-frances-interests-in-indo-pacific-region\/\">French Ambassador To Australia Addresses France\u2019s Interests In \u2018Indo-Pacific\u2019 Region<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Wilson, left, and his wife, right, leave federal court after he was found guilty of participating in a fraudulent college admissions scheme Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Boston. 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