2 parents found guilty in college admissions scandal
CBSN
Two fathers were found guilty in a Boston federal court for their roles in the college admissions scandal, the U.S. Attorney of Massachusetts said Friday. Both men pleaded not guilty and were the first to go to trial in the case.
"John Wilson and Gamal Abdelaziz found guilty on all counts by a federal jury in Boston," the U.S. Attorney's office tweeted just before 3 p.m. on Friday. The jury had been deliberating since Thursday afternoon.
Wilson, of Massachusetts, tried to use bribes to get his three children into USC, Harvard and Stanford universities, the U.S. Attorney said. Wilson's private equity and real estate development firm allegedly wired Key Worldwide Foundation — a nonprofit arm of the college admissions business called The Key — $500,000 in 2018.
