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Sidoo pleads not guilty to charges connected to alleged college admissions scam

A New Westminster-born business person and philanthropist charged in connection to the alleged college admissions scam south of the border has pleaded not guilty.
Former CFL player and Vancouver businessman David Sidoo is charged in an indictment with conspiracy
Former CFL player and Vancouver businessman David Sidoo is charged in an indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. He was arrested on Friday in San Jose, Calif., and was in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California yesterday.

A New Westminster-born business person and philanthropist charged in connection to the alleged college admissions scam south of the border has pleaded not guilty.

David Sidoo is charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud between 2011 and February 2019 by helping students, including his sons, cheat on college entrance exams to obtain admission into elite universities and colleges in the United States, according to an indictment.

On Friday, Sidoo appeared in federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, where he pleaded not guilty to both charges.

“He looks forward to fully contesting the charges in a well-respected court and not in the media,” read a statement released by his lawyer.

Sidoo statement
Sidoo's lawyer released a statement Friday following a federal court appearance in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sidoo was released on a $1.5-million bail, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts.

His lawyer said Sidoo is headed back to Vancouver at this time.

 

Sidoo was born and raised in New Westminster and has been a longtime supporter of the Hyacks football program.In 2004, he donated a scoreboard to Mercer Stadium.