Lawyers debate legal theories as corruption scandal in college basketball continues
by Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times
Nov 02, 2017
4 minutes
When Joon H. Kim unveiled the bribery and corruption case that has shaken college basketball during a news conference in September, the first question had nothing to do with the undercover FBI agents, wiretaps, hidden cameras or cash-filled envelopes.
"Who is the victim in this?" an unidentified person asked. "Because it looks like ... everyone is benefiting in some way financially. Players, coaches, the sportswear companies and the colleges. So who is the victim?"
Kim, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, responded that the four schools with assistant coaches charged - USC, Arizona, Auburn and Oklahoma State - were harmed. A few minutes later, he
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