Gordon Ernst Georgetown Tennis
Singer has pleaded guilty to.
Gordon ernst georgetown tennis. A georgetown tennis coach for 12 years ernst lives in chevy chase maryland. The charges stem from his time as the head coach of the mens and womens tennis teams at georgetown university in washington dc. Ernst has been charged with racketeering conspiracy.
Ernst more commonly known by the nickname gordie resigned from his position as womens tennis coach at the university of rhode island in march shortly after the university placed him on administrative leave. Former georgetown university tennis coach gordon ernst accused of accepting 27 million in bribes from parents in the us. Gordon ernst was charged tuesday with racketeering conspiracy by federal.
Singer steered about half of the money to georgetowns former tennis coach gordon ernst who helped get dameris son accepted as a tennis recruit prosecutors say. Ernst was named in the department of justices thundering indictment of parents and school officials who were mixed up in a scheme to help wealthy high school students gain admission to selective universities. The chevy chase maryland home of former georgetown university tennis coach gordon gordie ernst went on the market monday with an asking price of 1925000 the baltimore business journal reports.
The university of rhode island womens tennis coach is among those charged in a sweeping college admissions bribery case. College admissions scandal had a side hustle beyond his corrupt work. One named former georgetown mens and womens tennis coach gordon gordie ernst as a defendant and the other included the parents of four students admitted to georgetown at least three of whom eventually matriculated.
Washington defense lawyers for former georgetown tennis coach gordon ernst said authorities seized more than 1 million from his bank accounts after prosecutors charged ernst in the nations. The feds allege that in exchange for bribes of 27 million from a california non profit called the key worldwide foundation ernst designated at least 12 applicants as recruits for. Ernst the document alleges was part of a scheme to facilitate the admission of students as recruited athletes regardless of their athletic abilities.
Authorities say singer then bribed georgetown tennis coach gordon ernst to label semprevivos son and the children of other singer clients as recruited athletes. Written by andrew beaujon published on may 2 2019. Photo via google street view.