El ejecutivo de juegos Gamal Aziz es absuelto de haber cometido un delito en el escándalo de «Varsity Blues»

August 15, 2023
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El caso federal involucró a varios padres acusados de prácticas poco éticas de admisión a la universidad.
El caso federal contra el ejecutivo de la industria del juego Gamal Aziz (también conocido como Gamal Abdelaziz) ha llegado a su fin, según un informe local publicado en Las Vegas Review Journal.

Aziz había sido acusado de "pagar 300 000 dólares como soborno para garantizar la admisión de su hija en la Universidad del Sur de California como recluta de baloncesto". "

El escándalo nacional, conocido como "Operation Varsity Blues", involucró a varios padres de futuros estudiantes universitarios que estaban siendo investigados por el Departamento de Justicia por "prácticas injustas de admisión a la universidad". "

Tras la investigación se declararon culpables más de 50 personas, incluidas las de las actrices Felicity Huffman y Lori Loughlin.

En octubre de 2021, tanto Aziz como el ejecutivo de capital privado John Wilson fueron declarados culpables por el Tribunal de Distrito de Massachusetts. La sentencia se dictó cuatro meses después. Wilson y Aziz fueron sentenciados a 15 meses y 12 meses de prisión respectivamente. Sin embargo, ambos pudieron presentar apelaciones y permanecer en libertad hasta que se resolvieran.

Aziz y Wilson presentaron apelaciones en Boston ante el Tribunal de Apelaciones del Circuito de los Estados Unidos. El panel de tres jueces del tribunal decidió desestimar todas las condenas de Aziz y todas las de Wilson, excepto la acusación contra Wilson por "presentar una declaración de impuestos falsa". "

Aziz dijo al Review Journal que se sentía aliviado de que el caso hubiera terminado y que no lamentaba la decisión de presentar una apelación.

Comentó: "Todo ha terminado total y absolutamente. Realmente valió la pena luchar. Normalmente, este tipo de casos tardan uno o dos años. Pero debido a Covid, duró más tiempo.

"No ha habido ni un solo minuto en el que no haya decidido luchar por la justicia y la verdad, a pesar de que muchos otros habían decidido declararse culpables. La gran mayoría de los padres lo hicieron, pero pensé que sería una traición a la justicia y a mi integridad, así que decidí luchar contra ello y ahora siento que he sido reivindicada. "
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