A federal appeals court vacated the convictions for two parents who were found guilty of fraud as part of the Varsity Blues college-admissions cheating case
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A federal appeals court vacated the convictions for two parents who were found guilty of fraud in 2021 as part of the Varsity Blueshighlighting the contentious legal claims underpinning the original charges. A jury ruled in October 2021 that Gamal Abdelaziz and John Wilson were guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to commit bribery involving a school that receives federal funds—in their case, the University of Southern California. Prosecutors alleged they had worked with corrupt college counselor William “Rick” Singer to make illicit payments and pretend their children were star athletes to secure spots for them at top universities.
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