Remember the Varsity Blues Scandal? Lawfare isn't just used against Politicians...
How far would you go to clear your family’s name if you were falsely accused of a crime?
VARSITY BLUES: The Scandal within the Scandal
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PUBLIUS SPECIAL GUEST: John Wilson, author of VARSITY BLUES: The Scandal within the Scandal.
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“I’ve practiced criminal law for more than a half century, but I’m still capable of shock at how easy it is for an innocent person to be falsely charged and convicted. … Mr. Wilson was innocent, yet prosecutors charged him and smeared his children.”
—Harvey Silverglate, Wall Street Journal, from his op-ed, “How ‘Varsity Blues’ Swept up an Innocent Father.”
How far would you go to clear your family’s name if you were falsely accused of a crime? What if your adversary was the federal government? What if you also had to fight a global streaming giant and a prestigious university? With three Goliaths against you, could you endure six-plus years of financial drain and emotional and psychological hell for the sake of your children?
John Wilson tells the shocking and untold story, backed by staggering evidence, of how he became collateral damage by overreaching federal prosecutors who weaponized our justice system to justify bringing Felicity Huffman and Lori Laughlin to trial in Boston in the infamous Operation Varsity Blues Case, and his ongoing battle against the federal government, Netflix and USC to restore his family's honor.
This gripping narrative exposes dozens of extreme tactics that the prosecutors used as they falsely accused an innocent family to boost their own careers. The prosecutors then tried to cover up their misconduct by smearing the family through "guilt by association" with the bad acts of other, totally unrelated parents and railroading him through a show trial.
This compelling story reveals how far one family was willing to go to defend their honor against false charges, and a criminal trial which was so outrageous that 11 former chief prosecutors wrote to the Appeals Court, "John Wilson did not receive a fair trial.”
The narrative is a stark contrast to the headlines you may have read on the scandal. It portrays the family's ordeal, resilience, and determination to reclaim their dignity amidst the chaos of false allegations and a high-profile show trial. Their story is a testament to the human spirit's resilience, caught in the crossfire of a battle not of their making.
This book reveals the untold the story and Scandal Within the Varsity Blues scandal. A must-read for those seeking the shocking truth beyond the headlines.
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BIO: John Wilson, author of VARSITY BLUES: The Scandal within the Scandal, was born into poverty and raised, along with his three half-siblings, by a mentally unstable, physically abusive single mother in the Bowles Park housing projects of Hartford, Connecticut. He hand-picked tobacco from ages 12 to 16 to help his family make ends meet.
After he was adopted by Tom Wilson, a career Air Force sergeant, formal education began to change John’s life. He earned a BS in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and graduated with an MBA from Harvard Business School at the age of 23—the youngest person in his class. He built a successful business career rising from entry level positions to leadership roles in multiple Fortune 500 companies.
At 29, he was the youngest partner in Bain & Company’s history. As CFO, he helped Staples become the fastest company to reach the Fortune 500. As COO of Gap Inc., he led 80,000 associates to become the first
specialty retailer to achieve a $50 billion market value. John was also the president of Staples International, and a senior operating partner at McKinsey & Company.
He has had a home on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with his family for twenty-five years.
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John Wilson, author of VARSITY BLUES: The Scandal within the Scandal.
TO BOOK INTERVIEWS EMAIL: drew.publius@gmail.com or aj.publius@gmail.com