Federal Judge Orders Return of Million-Dollar Donation After False Prosecution of John Wilson in Varsity Blues Case
BOSTON, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a significant ruling, a federal judge has ordered Boston federal prosecutors to return vindicated Varsity Blues parent John Wilson's lawful $1 million donation, which he made to an IRS-certified foundation to support college programs at Harvard and Stanford Universities. This decision comes after Wilson had all the core Varsity Blues charges against him unanimously overturned by the First Circuit Court of Appeals and the government dropped those same charges last year.
- In the Varsity Blues case, Singer collaborated with the government to entrap Wilson by crafting a sting operation that deceived him into making a $1 million donation to an IRS-certified charity.
- Attorney for John Wilson, Michael Kendall of White & Case LLP, released the following statement:
"John Wilson proved in court that the government should never have included him in the Varsity Blues prosecution. - And today the Court agreed to return the lawful donations John made for college programs.
- The courts have vindicated John Wilson and reversed all the core convictions against him.