New England Law Boston has a scholarship named after Justice Sandra Day O’Connor for incoming students who demonstrate “exceptional academic promise.” The scholarship covers full tuition for three years. This fall, the school awarded the O’Connor to one of the guys allegedly moving kilograms of cocaine out of Penn State fraternity houses.
Which part of “exceptional academic promise” is getting caught because you’re taking drug payments through your personal Venmo?
Onward State reports that New England Law has now withdrawn Thomas Robinson’s admission, with the school telling the publication that it is “aware of a law enforcement matter,” the individual “has not begun studies,” and the admission “has been withdrawn.”
Robinson is one of 14 people charged in the alleged Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi trafficking operation. He is not the alleged kingpin — Attorney General Dave Sunday placed Robinson a rung below Agostino “Pablo Pledgescobar” Abbatiello, as one of the operation’s primary suppliers. The grand jury presentment describes Robinson making escalating buys between January and September 2024, starting at six to eight ounces and climbing to full kilograms at $22,000 apiece.
Don’t you hate it when schools give full rides to people who don’t need financial aid?
Robinson is also the son of Paul Robinson, the chair of the product liability and transportation practice groups at Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck and the only person charged in the operation who wasn’t a student during the relevant time period. The elder Robinson is charged with felony tampering and hindering apprehension for allegedly making a safe full of drugs and cash disappear. Paul Robinson also got his law degree at the New England School of Law.
Paul Robinson’s attorney, Michael DeRiso, told KDKA that his biggest concern is making sure his client can keep being an “amazing lawyer.” DeRiso added, “If there is some version of the story that isn’t so criminal, that’s probably the story that is going to come out at some point as we defend this.”
I don’t know how comfortable I’d feel if my lawyer said stuff like: if there’s a not-so-criminal version of this story. Preferably, I’d want him to avoid “if” as much as possible.
As for the younger Robinson missing out on law school, it’s nice of the school to take swift action to protect a student from wasting their time on a degree when they’re likely to struggle with character and fitness on the backend.
Penn State Drug Case Defendant’s Law School Admission Withdrawn After $188,000 Scholarship Award [Onward State]
Earlier: Prominent Lawyer Charged In Penn State Frat Cocaine Ring
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