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Prominent Area Attorney Says He'll Plead Guilty In College Admissions Scandal Prominent Area Attorney Says He'll Plead Guilty In College Admissions Scandal
Prominent Area Attorney Says He'll Plead Guilty In College Admissions Scandal A prominent area attorney has admitted to cheating the admissions process to get his into a prestigious university. Greenwich resident Gordon Caplan, who was co-chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher in Manhattan before being placed on leave when the allegations surfaced in mid-March and since leaving the firm,  was among 50 people charged in the scheme to gain students’ admission into some of the country’s top colleges. Caplan was accused of paying $75,000 to bribe the proctor of an ACT exam with the help of a college prep company. The FBI wiretapped phone calls between Caplan and…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Law Firm Places Prominent Greenwich Attorney On Leave Amid College Bribery Scheme Charges Law Firm Places Prominent Greenwich Attorney On Leave Amid College Bribery Scheme Charges
Law Firm Places Prominent Greenwich Attorney On Leave Amid College Bribery Scheme Charges Update:  The Manhattan-based law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP issued a statement announcing that "co-chair Gordon Caplan has been placed on leave and will have no further firm management responsibilities," the firm announced Wednesday, March 13 one day after Caplan was charged criminally in a national scheme to rig the admissions system for the country’s most elite schools. Original report: A prominent area attorney is among the dozens of high-profile coaches, celebrities and wealthy parents embroiled in a college admissions bribery scheme. Greenwich resident Gordon Cap…

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by Zak Failla
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Prominent Area Attorney Among Those Charged In College Bribery Scheme Prominent Area Attorney Among Those Charged In College Bribery Scheme
Prominent Area Attorney Among Those Charged In College Bribery Scheme Update:  Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP issued a statement announcing that "co-chair Gordon Caplan has been placed on leave and will have no further firm management responsibilities," the firm announced Wednesday, March 13 one day after Caplan was charged criminally in a national scheme to rig the admissions system for the country’s most elite schools. Original report: A prominent area attorney is among the dozens of high-profile coaches, celebrities and wealthy parents embroiled in a college admissions bribery scheme. Greenwich resident Gordon Caplan, the co-chair of Willkie …

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by Zak Failla