
Ex-USC coach's college admissions scam conviction tossed, gets new trial as judge questions where money went
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A federal court judge in Massachusetts has tossed a former USC water polo coach's conviction, ruling that prosecutors' evidence was unreliable and included errors.
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Vavic, who guided USC’s men’s and women’s water polo teams to 16 national championships, was convicted in April after being arrested in March 2019 in the headline-grabbing "Operation Varsity Blues" investigation.
Prosecutors accused Vavic of taking more than $200,000 in bribes in return for fake athletic credentials and to designate college applicants as water polo athletes to get them into USC.
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