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 Former Harvard fencing coach Peter Brand and a wealthy Maryland businessman were arrested Monday on accusations that Brand accepted $1.5 million in bribes in exchange for helping the businessman get his two sons into Harvard.

Federal prosecutors said Brand, 67, conspired with Jie Zhao, 61, a Maryland businessman, to get Zhao’s two sons into Harvard by recruiting them to join the fencing team in exchange for money.

Back in 2016, Brand sold his home in Needham for almost twice what a tax document said it was worth. Zhao bought Brand’s home for $989,500, according to the deed. At the time, he had a son on the Harvard fencing team and one in high school, The Boston Globe reported in April 2019. Harvard launched an independent review of that transaction following the Globe report and fired Brand in July 2019

https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/11/16/p...-jie-zhao/

[82lsju]

 Former Harvard fencing coach Peter Brand and a wealthy Maryland businessman were arrested Monday on accusations that Brand accepted $1.5 million in bribes in exchange for helping the businessman get his two sons into Harvard.

Federal prosecutors said Brand, 67, conspired with Jie Zhao, 61, a Maryland businessman, to get Zhao’s two sons into Harvard by recruiting them to join the fencing team in exchange for money.

Back in 2016, Brand sold his home in Needham for almost twice what a tax document said it was worth. Zhao bought Brand’s home for $989,500, according to the deed. At the time, he had a son on the Harvard fencing team and one in high school, The Boston Globe reported in April 2019. Harvard launched an independent review of that transaction following the Globe report and fired Brand in July 2019

https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/11/16/p...-jie-zhao/