Coach in College Scam Ran a Side Hustle Taking Bribes on His Own, Feds Say
- Ex-tennis coach sought own piece of action, prosecutor claims
- Ernst is trying to strike cooperation agreement, U.S. implies
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Former Georgetown University tennis coach Gordon Ernst, accused of accepting $2.7 million in bribes from parents in the U.S. college admissions scandal, had a side hustle beyond his corrupt work with the scheme’s mastermind, according to federal prosecutors.
Ernst, who has pleaded not guilty, is “the most prolific of all the coaches” accused of taking bribes from parents of applicants, accepting payoffs as far back as 2007, Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Rosen told a federal judge in Boston on Thursday.