Palm Beach Dad Accused of Bribing Kid’s Way Into Georgetown

Amin Khoury is the 40th parent charged in admissions scandal
He is the son of former KLX Energy CEO Amin J. Khoury

The campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.Photographer: Win McNamee/Getty Images

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By Janelle Lawrence and Patricia Hurtado

September 2, 2020 at 2:25 PM UTC

Updated on

September 3, 2020 at 1:39 AM UTC

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A Palm Beach, Florida, investment executive was charged with bribing a coach to get his daughter into Georgetown University as a tennis recruit -- without even turning to Rick Singer, the mastermind of the U.S. college admissions scandal.

Amin Khoury agreed in 2014 to pay about $200,000 to Gordon Ernst, then the head coach of men’s and women’s tennis at Georgetown, prosecutors said. Khoury was indicted on a fraud conspiracy count and a bribery count relating to programs that receive federal funds.