A former Wynn Resorts executive and private equity executive were previously charged for paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to get their kids into top universities
William “Rick” Singer
, the college admissions counselor who told his wealthy clientele about a “side door” to college entry for their children that involved giving money to schools or their athletic programs. “I was essentially buying or bribing the coaches for a spot,” Singer, who pleaded guilty in 2021 to his role in the scam, said in court. “That occurred very frequently.”
Prosecutors accused Aziz, also known as Gamal Abdelaziz, of paying $300,000 to send his daughter to the University of Southern California as a basketball recruit, although she wasn’t a stand-out basketball player in high school. Wilson, the founder of Hyannis Port Capital, was accused of paying $1.5 million to pass his daughters off as sailors to Harvard and Stanford.
Circuit Judge Sandra Lynch stated that because the trial judge made an error in instructing jurors that admissions slots constituted property, Aziz and Wilson’s mail and wire fraud convictions had to be thrown out.
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