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His dad admitted bribing his way into Georgetown; now student is suing to block expulsion

LOS ANGELES - The son of a Los Angeles executive who admitted paying a $400,000 bribe to secure a spot at Georgetown for his child as a tennis recruit sued the university to prevent it from kicking him out and nullifying his college credits.

Ten hours after the lawsuit landed in the federal court system early Wednesday, Georgetown University informed Adam Semprevivo, a junior at the college and the son of Stephen Semprevivo, it was rescinding his offer of admission.

"I guess the dean of admissions stayed up all night conducting the entire investigation," said David

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