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College Scam Parents Face Years in Prison After Trial

Two executives may face years in prison after conviction
Abdelaziz, Wilson got kids into college as athletic recruits

Gamal Abdelaziz, center, arrives at Boston’s U.S. District Court on Sept. 13.Photographer: Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe/Getty Images

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By Patricia Hurtado

October 8, 2021 at 6:42 PM UTC

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October 8, 2021 at 9:42 PM UTC

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Two parents accused of cheating to get their children into elite U.S. universities were found guilty of all charges, in the first trial stemming from a national college admissions scandal that ensnared dozens of families.

Former Wynn Resorts Ltd. executive Gamal Abdelaziz, 64, was convicted Friday of two counts of conspiracy by a Boston jury after prosecutors alleged he paid $300,000 in bribes to get his daughter into the University of Southern California as a purported basketball player.