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Originally Posted by Leo_The_Lip
I understand what and why you are saying.
I don't think we have heard everything yet, as you said.
Perhaps you could elaborate on what crimes were committed as I only see tax evasion.
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Sure. Wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud are two big ones. 18 USC 1343, 1349, 2 Conspiracy to launder money is another. 18 USC 1956. This one is derivative of the wire fraud charges.
The wire fraud, for example, is in that the US alleges that the defendants, Gatto et al., defrauded the universities in that they made payments to the athletes, without knowledge of the universities, causing the provision of scholarships to the athletes by the school when in fact the defendants knew the athletes to be ineligible by virtue of the payments. In other words, the US specifically alleges, and as an element of the proof it requires, that the universities were victims of the fraud.
I think they've got these guys dead to rights on these statutes. But, again, there's a lot of trial to go.