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UT tennis coach Michael Center arrested for allegedly accepting nearly $100K in bribes
kvue ^ | Mar. 12, 2019 | Andrew Wilson

Posted on 03/12/2019 12:26:08 PM PDT by bgill

Center is the head coach of the men’s tennis team at the University of Texas at Austin. According to court documents, a witness told investigators that in 2015, Center agreed to accept approximately $100,000 from the witness as a bribe, in exchange for Center to designate a student as a UT tennis team recruit, thereby facilitating his admission to UT. The documents said the student was a California resident who did not play competitive tennis... clients paid anywhere from $100,000 to $6.5 million... The University of Texas gave the following response to KVUE: “Federal authorities notified us this morning that we were victims of an organized criminal effort involving admissions. We have just become aware of charges against our Men’s Tennis Coach Michael Center and he will be placed on administrative leave until further notice while we gather information. We are cooperating fully with the investigation. Integrity in admissions is vital to the academic and ethical standards of our university.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: austin; bribes; tennis; tx; ut
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21 posted on 03/12/2019 12:47:15 PM PDT by musicman (The future is just a collection of successive nows.)
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To: Mr. K

LOL


22 posted on 03/12/2019 12:47:43 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: nascarnation

I assume this photo is reversed with the left hand shake?


23 posted on 03/12/2019 12:47:47 PM PDT by deport
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To: Mr. K

MONEY LAUNDERING and Mail Fraud

Laundering a bribe through a third party is the classic definition of AML rules

A factually made up application, sent through the mail, is Federal Wire Fraud.


24 posted on 03/12/2019 12:48:26 PM PDT by LRoggy (Peter's Son's Business)
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To: bgill

Why not just change your name to Bush, Kennedy or Kerry and claim you are a cousin? Cheaper.


25 posted on 03/12/2019 12:51:41 PM PDT by montag813 ("This is Montag, Block 813...")
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To: deport

Leftys in more ways than one?


26 posted on 03/12/2019 12:51:52 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: bgill

Tip of the iceberg.
Wonder if the Clintons and the Obamas made the schools pay them for the privilege of having their kids attend.


I’ve heard this a couple of times today. Do you think the Clintons and Obamas had to do anything to get their kids into college? They attend the same parties and socials as the admittance staff. All they have to do is wink.


27 posted on 03/12/2019 12:52:47 PM PDT by outpostinmass2
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To: Responsibility2nd

Lots of wealthy folks gonna lose some wealth, and possibly some freedom....................


28 posted on 03/12/2019 12:55:02 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: outpostinmass2
I have to say it would be fun to know Chel's SATs vs the Stanford typical requirement.


29 posted on 03/12/2019 12:56:11 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: blueunicorn6

“This one time, at Band Camp, I .............”


30 posted on 03/12/2019 12:56:47 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: nascarnation

If I had to guess. Her SAT’s are probably high. Both her parents attended Yale law school on their own merit. She went to private schools and had probably had tutors on speed dial.


31 posted on 03/12/2019 12:58:29 PM PDT by outpostinmass2
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To: deport

Kennedy appears to have something in his right hand, but Clinton is left handed. I don’t know about JFK....................


32 posted on 03/12/2019 12:58:54 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Mr. K

Perhaps not a civil matter at state schools or any school that gets government $$$$$. If the parents sent the bribe through the US Postal Service, that’s a big no-no.


33 posted on 03/12/2019 1:01:00 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.)
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To: Mr. K

Do your homework.


34 posted on 03/12/2019 1:04:52 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: Red Badger

35 posted on 03/12/2019 1:07:58 PM PDT by deport
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To: WASCWatch

Exactly. Every university, public or private, admits numerous children of wealthy donors/alumni, who would not qualify for regular admissions, but since parents are big donor alum they get in.

Perfect example: Ted “Dead” Kennedy, if I remember correctly while a college student he was caught cheating and was able to “transfer” to another prestigious “brand” college due to parents and family.


36 posted on 03/12/2019 1:11:15 PM PDT by CharlesMartelsGhost
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To: deport

Who flipped the pic and why?.................


37 posted on 03/12/2019 1:12:47 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Tea Party Terrorist

Unfortunately this taints every graduate from an elite school during the past 5 years.


38 posted on 03/12/2019 1:17:14 PM PDT by cnsmom
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To: willyd
"why would someone pay $6.5 million for their darling to get into a state school? Why not just give the kid 6.5 million and skip the whole work for a living thing?"

Political kickback money?

Laundering it through colleges?

39 posted on 03/12/2019 1:27:23 PM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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To: LRoggy

Aren’t most college applications done on line these days?


40 posted on 03/12/2019 1:29:13 PM PDT by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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