Kansas Ticket Scandal: Judge Takes a Shot At OU
by srr50 on Jul 16, 2010 12:44 PM CDT
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PrintA second former Kansas athletic official has pleaded guilty in a ticket skimming/scalping scandal. Brandon Simmons and Jason Jeffries both worked in the KU athletic department's sales and marketing department, and both have pleaded guilty to being part of a group of KU employees who illegally sold over 19,000 basketball and football tickets costing the school as much as $3 million.
When all three of the active District Judges in Topeka recused themselves without explanation, Judge Wesley E. Brown took the case.
Judge Brown, a graduate of KU, was appointed by JFK. He is the oldest sitting judge in the federal court system. He is 102 years old.
When Judge Brown was an undergrad at KU, Phog Allen was the basketball coach.
Like Jeffries, Simmons accepted a plea bargain and agreed to continue to help authorities in their investigation.
While establishing that Simmons fully understood the plea agreement he was entering into, Judge Brown asked Simmons about his education. Simmons replied that we was an OU grad.
"A Sooner?" Brown asked.
"Yes," Simmons replied.
"You can read and write, then," Brown concluded. "They do teach that at the University of Oklahoma?"
"Yes, sir,"Simmons said.
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So basically the judge tricked him into stating that reading and writing are courses taught at OU and are not required skills for initial admission. Awesome.
by Huckleberry on Jul 16, 2010 12:55 PM CDT reply actions
Recused without explanation? My guess is they had KU tickets.
That is really cool. I mean, good story, but a 102-year-old judge? That is awesome.
by Bob in Houston on Jul 16, 2010 1:05 PM CDT reply actions
He’s actually 103 years old!
“I’d like to send this letter to the Prussian consulate in Siam by aeromail. Am I too late for the 4:30 autogyro?”
by Brian Hayes on Jul 16, 2010 1:19 PM CDT reply actions
A federal judge with a sense of humor?
Take it from personal experience — they’re harder to find than tickets to Phog.
Seriously, is this the end of the KU ticket thing, or are there other heads to stick on pikes?
Hook ’em.
by Uncle Bevo on Jul 16, 2010 1:20 PM CDT reply actions
Brady Morningstar’s dad was involved so it’s possible more could still come out of this.
by kevwun on Jul 16, 2010 1:27 PM CDT reply actions
The two Sooners who pleaded guilty will assist in the investigation of the bigger fish. It’s not over. On the plus side, I used “misprision of a felony” in a story, and conversation, for the first and last time.
by RadioSilence on Jul 16, 2010 2:30 PM CDT reply actions
Seriously, is this the end of the KU ticket thing, or are there other heads to stick on pikes?
There will be more. These are just the underlings.
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