Vancouver Football Star-Turned-Tycoon Snared in College Scam
- David Sidoo is among dozens charged by U.S. prosecutors
- Former federal lawmaker lauded him for what he taught his kids
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When David Sidoo, a three-time All Canadian football player and multi-millionaire dealmaker, received a medal for public service at a swanky Vancouver steakhouse a few years ago, a former federal cabinet minister lauded him for the values he taught his children.
Among the lessons imparted to his two sons appears now to have been how to pay someone else to take their college entrance and high school graduation exams for them, according to an explosive investigation by the U.S. Justice Department into college-admission fraud.