College Admissions Scandal Dads Get Fraud Convictions Tossed (2)

Two parents convicted in the sprawling “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal had their fraud verdicts overturned, in a surprising blow to prosecutors who racked up dozens of guilty pleas and jail terms in a nationwide FBI sting.

John B. Wilson, chief executive officer of Hyannis Port Capital, and Gamal Abdelaziz, a former Wynn Resorts Ltd. executive, won the decision Wednesday at the federal appeals court in Boston. They were convicted in October 2021 in the largest university admissions corruption case ever brought in the US. The appeals panel upheld Wilson’s conviction for filing a false tax return. ...