When allegations of a massive college admissions corruption scandal broke last week, court documents left out one important detail: the identity of the coach at the University of San Diego accused of accepting bribes. He has now been identified.
at the University of Texas-El Paso last spring, but the school announced Wednesday evening that he had resigned “effectively immediately.”On Thursday, Smith’s attorney, Charles Clayman, said in a statement: “Although the allegations against Mr. Smith are not relevant to his role at the school, he felt it would be in the best interest of the students, faculty and staff to take this action.
“Earlier today, the government informed us that the order has been modified and that USD will not be viewed as interfering with the investigation if we choose to identify him,” the letter states. Thirty-two parents have also been charged by criminal complaint, including Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin.
About a week later, Flaxman asked for a status update, and Singer replied: “The coach I am working with has not gotten his scheduled appointment with Admissions for all of his recruitable athletes. He is on board to help and has [your son’s] materials. I am sure I will receive a call on next steps soon.”
The son was formally admitted in March 2016, and Flaxman subsequently wired $250,000 to The Key’s charitable foundation in two installments, according to the complaint. The daughter decided not to attend USD after all. Still, “Singer paid the USD coach $10,000 for his help in securing her admission,” the indictment states.He played at USD in the late 1990s and was team captain his last two seasons. He bounced around as an assistant coach for the next 16 years — Saint Louis, Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara, Arizona State, Washington, New Mexico — before USD hired him to replace Bill Grier in April 2015.
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