thinking of getting into the racket

I'm sure all those extra bucks coming into the program ensured he would keep his job, so he did pocket the money in a roundabout way.

And his likelihood of remaining employed there shot up.

Hardly an act of altruism.

Why even bother?

even mean if he's never served any time? Wow.

K&R for visibility.

of a corrupt and bankrupt justice system. Crime pays for the privileged members of our society. What a joke.

Much needed funds to keep the long beleaguered Stanford Sailing Team afloat!

Glad they didn't have to resort to selling cookies, organs, or selling off their own personal boats!

defense that they thought the money was going to charity?

So that was the reason for the shorter sentence.

What he did was still wrong, however, and he has paid a price.

In a nation obsessed with sports, coaches are gods, celebreties. They get away with a lot.

It's one of the richest universities in the world, why do they need that extra income for an elite program? It's so weird. It's as if the judge says don't worry these are rich people and they can do whatever they want. Capitalism at its best.