UNITED STATES v. ABDELAZIZ

No. 22-1129, No. 22-1138.

68 F.4th 1 (2023)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Gamal ABDELAZIZ, Defendant, Appellant. United States, Appellee, v. John Wilson, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

May 10, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua C. Sharp , with whom Brian T. Kelly , Lauren A. Maynard , and Nixon Peabody LLP were on brief, for appellant Abdelaziz.

Noel J. Francisco , with whom Yaakov M. Roth , Marco P. Basile , Harry S. Graver , Jones Day, Michael Kendall , Lauren M. Papenhausen , White & Case LLP, Andrew E. Tomback , and McLaughlin & Stern, LLP, were on brief, for appellant Wilson.

Elliott M. Davis , Kateland R. Jackson , Scott A. Chesin , and Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on brief for Former United States Attorneys, amici curiae.

Michael J. Iacopino , Brennan Lenehan Iacopino & Hickey, Steven F. Molo , Leonid Grinberg , Justin V. Shur , Kenneth E. Notter III , and MoloLamken LLP on brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, amici curiae.

Robert T. Smith , Mary Fleming , Timothy H. Gray , and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on brief for Law Professors, amici curiae.

Alexia R. De Vincentis , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rachael S. Rollins , United States Attorney, and Donald C. Lockhart , Ian J. Stearns , Stephen E. Frank , Leslie A. Wright , and Kristen A. Kearney , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Barron, Chief Judge, Lynch and Lipez, Circuit Judges.


The convictions underlying this appeal arise from a government criminal prosecution of alleged misconduct related to college admissions. The government alleged that Rick Singer — a college admissions consultant — and his clients engaged in various forms of bribery and fraud to help secure those clients' children...

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