A former Staples Inc. executive convicted of trying to bribe his three children’s way into elite universities was sentenced to serve 15 months in federal prison, the longest sentence so far handed down in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal.
FILE - John Wilson arrives at federal court, with his wife Leslie, on April 3, 2019 to face charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal in Boston. Wilson, a former Staples Inc. executive who was convicted of trying to bribe his children's way into USC, Harvard and Stanford, is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges Wednesday Feb. 16, 2022. BOSTON — A former Staples Inc.
Wilson was accused of paying $220,000 to have his son designated as a USC water polo recruit, an additional $1 million to buy his twin daughters’ ways into Harvard and Stanford, and then filing a false tax return claiming part of it as a tax write-off. Prosecutors had sought a stiffer, 21-month prison term for Wilson, and during trial honed in on the FBI wiretaps to show that Wilson was in on the scheme.
Francisco also argued that Wilson's payments were for the schools and their athletic programs, not to personally enrich anyone. During his trial, Wilson insisted he had no idea that Singer, the admissions consultant, was using his money as bribes and falsifying or exaggerating athletic credentials on behalf of his kids.
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