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Harvard fires longtime fencing coach after finding he violated school policy by selling his home for nearly twice its value to a wealthy businessman whose son was later admitted to the school and joined the team
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Jie 'Jack' Zhao purchased Harvard fencing coach Peter Brand's home in 2016 for $989,500, site unseen and after its assessed value was $549,300

  • Zhao's younger son Edward was later admitted to the school and joined the team

  • Brand was fired on Tuesday for violating the school's conflict of interest policy

  • Federal authorities are also investigating the sale. Both men deny wrongdoing

Posted by: Skidmark 2019-07-10
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