College Scam Case Is Dealt Blow With New Trial for USC Coach (1)

In a setback for “Varsity Blues” prosecutors, a US judge ordered a new trial for a former University of Southern California water polo coach convicted of participating in the sprawling national admissions bribery scandal.

The ruling now tees up the appeal of private equity investor John B. Wilson, one of two dads convicted last year of bribing the coach to get his son into USC as a water polo recruit. Prosecutors argued the former coach, Jovan Vavic, took more than $200,000 in bribes to get students into USC as alleged water polo recruits, including from Wilson.

But US District ...