Maharaj pleads guilty to scholarship theft
Former Morsel, maintaining innocence, enters plea under Alford Doctrine
Akash Maharaj, who was kicked out of the University last summer for forging his application to Yale College, has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $46,000 in scholarships.
Although he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and $15,000 in fines as a result of the plea, Maharaj, 26, is still pleading not guilty to the other charges being brought against him — forgery and criminal violation of a restraining order.
The plea was entered under the Alford Doctrine, a judicial precedent whereby a defendant does not admit wrongdoing but concedes that the state has enough...
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