A former Harvard University fencing coach and a businessman were acquitted of charges they conspired to secure spots at the Ivy League school for the executive’s two sons through a bribery scheme
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Former longtime coach Peter Brand and Maryland-based businessman Jie “Jack” Zhao were found not guilty of all the charges against them by a federal jury in Boston Wednesday, Mr. Zhao’s lawyer Bill Weinreb confirmed.
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