Former USC water polo coach convicted in college admissions scandal trial
2022.04.08 21:47
FILE PHOTO: Jovan Vavic, a former water polo coach at the University of Southern California, arrives at the federal courthouse for the trial for his role in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., March 10, 2022.
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former University of Southern California water polo coach was convicted on Friday on charges he accepted more than $200,000 in bribes to help children get into the school as fake athletic recruits in the latest trial to result from the U.S. college admissions scandal.
A federal jury in Boston found Jovan Vavic, 60, guilty on all three charges he faced following an investigation into a nationwide fraud and bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, corporate executives and coaches at elite universities.
