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[QUOTE="Waltdods, post: 2570513, member: 2932"]
I agree that the differences you point out are distinctions but I struggle to see why they are distinctions that justify criminal charges.  And, note that your arguments are premised on the school being the wrongdoer, in at least some sense, and the DOJ has so far made a decision to allege the opposite of that.  I think we should assume that SDNY knows what they're doing, and that this is the best legal hook they've been able to come up with.  And it's one - as we see with every discussion - that is premised on a mighty unconvincing view of the world.

But here's a different example:  say I have a neighbor who is a great badmitton player, and I want him to go to my alma mater, and he's choosing between there and another school.  I tell him I'll give him $10k a year to choose my alma mater.  He agrees.  Is that really a crime?  Is it even remotely close to a crime?

Same facts, but say I'm just a big fan (so I can't argue there's some academic rationale to my bribe).  Is that a crime now?

Same facts, but I work for a shoe company.  Crime now?

Same facts, but I work for a shoe company and say, you know when you graduate, let's talk about working together?  Crime now?  If so, why?
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