USA v. Brand et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cr-10306

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

George A. OToole, Jr

Firms

  1. December 05, 2022

    Bribery Or 'Rush To Judgment'? Harvard Fencing Case Opens

    A Boston jury on Monday heard dueling narratives about the relationship between a former Harvard University fencing coach and a wealthy businessman, with the government claiming the executive paid $1.5 million to get his two sons into the Ivy League school while the defense slammed prosecutors for a "rush to judgment."

  2. November 23, 2022

    Echoes Of 'Varsity Blues' As Harvard Bribe Trial Set To Start

    After a “Varsity Blues” acquittal earlier this year, a conviction overturned by the trial judge, and two more guilty verdicts potentially on the ropes at the First Circuit, there is a spotlight on an upcoming bribery trial over Harvard admissions slots.

  3. November 22, 2022

    Harvard Bribe Trial Moving Ahead With No COVID Precautions

    A college admissions bribery case against a former Harvard University coach and a Maryland businessman will go to trial as scheduled in December with no specific COVID-19-related rules, a Boston federal judge said Tuesday.

  4. November 16, 2022

    Ex-Harvard Coach Says Feds Misled Court In Bribe Case

    A former Harvard University fencing coach claims Boston prosecutors fabricated a piece of evidence they hoped to use as a centerpiece of their case to prove he took a bribe from a wealthy businessman, an alleged ruse on the eve of trial that drew a strong denial from the government.

  5. November 15, 2022

    Feds Fight In-Depth Jury Query In Harvard Bribery Case

    Federal prosecutors are resisting efforts by a businessman and a former Harvard fencing coach to delve deeply into what prospective jurors know about their bribery case and the unrelated "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal.

  6. November 04, 2022

    Boston Globe Reporter Fights Harvard Bribe Case Subpoena

    A Boston Globe journalist who wrote about a Maryland businessman accused of bribing a Harvard University fencing coach said he shouldn't be forced to testify at trial because "the government has charged and proceeded with this case based on its own ample investigatory powers."

  7. October 31, 2022

    Harvard Bribe Suspects Say Feds Oppose Jury Bias Video

    An Asian-American businessman and former Harvard University fencing coach facing bribery charges criticized prosecutors for opposing their bid to screen an "implicit bias" video to prospective jurors after the government took no position on a similar request in another recent trial.

  8. October 26, 2022

    Boston Globe Reporter Subpoenaed In Harvard Bribe Case

    Federal prosecutors want to force a Boston Globe reporter to testify about his interviews with a Maryland businessman who was later charged with bribing Harvard University's fencing coach to admit his two sons as recruits.

  9. June 10, 2022

    Harvard Unharmed In $1.5M Bribes Case, Fencing Coach Says

    A former Harvard University fencing coach and a Maryland businessman accused of swapping recruitment slots for $1.5 million in bribes told a Boston federal judge Friday that a fraud charge in the case must go because the alleged bribes weren't alleged to have hurt the elite school's bottom line.

  10. February 14, 2022

    Ex-Harvard Coach Can't Trim Admission Bribe Case, Feds Say

    The former Harvard University fencing coach and a Maryland businessman accused of paying more than $1.5 million in bribes to get his kids into the Ivy League school should not be able to duck a fraud charge, federal prosecutors argued Friday.