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'''Operation Ivy League''' was the name of an NYPD operation resulting in an early morning raid on [[Frat Row]] on [[December 7]], [[2010]]. It netted 11 arrests of Columbia students who were part of an alleged drug ring operating out of Columbia [[fraternities]].
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[[File:Nydn.png|thumb|[[Stephan Vincenzo]], one of the students arrested, shares space with [[Barack Obama]] on the cover of the New York Daily News]]
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'''Operation Ivy League''' was the name of an [[NYPD]] operation resulting in an early morning raid on [[Frat Row]] on [[December 7]], [[2010]]. It netted eleven arrests, five of which were Columbia students (now occasionally known as the '''Columbia Five''') who were part of an alleged drug ring operating out of Columbia [[fraternities]].
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OIL led to the creation of the [[ALPHA Standards of Excellence]], a rating system for fraternities and sororities.
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==Charges==
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The five Columbians charged are:
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{|
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|-
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! Defendant
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! Charges
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| Chris Coles
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  * Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance (CSCS) 5th – 2 cts.
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  * Criminal Sale of Marijuana 1st – 1 ct.
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  * Criminal Sale of Marijuana 3rd – 4 cts.
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  * Criminal Sale of Marijuana 4th – 1 ct.
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  * Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct.
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|-
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| Harrison David
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  * CSCS 2nd – 1 ct
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  * CSCS 3rd – 1 ct
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  * Criminal Sale of Marijuana 3rd – 6 cts.
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  * Criminal Sale of Marijuana 4th – 2 cts.
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  * Criminal Nuisance 1st – 1 ct.
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  * Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct.
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| Adam Klein
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  * CSCS 5th – 2 cts.
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  * Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct.
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| Jose Stephan Perez (aka Stephen Vincenzo)
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  * CSCS 5th – 4 cts.
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  * Criminal Sale of Marijuana 3rd – 1 ct.
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  * Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct.
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| Michael Wymbs
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  * CSCS 5th – 6 cts.
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  * Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct.
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|}
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==Timeline==
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===August===
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* NYPD undercover operations on campus begin.
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===7 December===
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* '''6-7 AM''': Police enter the [[Intercultural House]], the [[Alpha Epsilon Pi]] house, the [[Psi Upsilon]] house, the [[Pi Kappa Alpha]] house, and [[East Campus]] with arrest warrants, arrest students.
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* '''1 PM''': Posters for a Theta/Pike event around campus are taken down
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* '''~5 PM''': All five students plead not guilty at Manhattan Criminal Court
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* '''Evening''': Wymbs' parents post bail
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* Trial date of [[18 January]] [[2011]] announced
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===8 December===
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* Klein's parents post bail; Klein and Wymbs are discharged
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* '''~10 PM''': The three fraternities involved are placed on interim suspension
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===9 December===
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*Coles and Perez/Vincenzo are discharged on bail
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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*[[Bwog]] on the bust: [http://bwog.com/2010/12/07/five-students-arrested-in-drug-bust/ 1] [http://bwog.com/2010/12/07/6-o-clock-wrap-up-operation-ivy-league/ 2]
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* [http://www.specnarc.org/cases/2010/IvyLeague.htm Press Release from the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York]
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* [http://bwog.com/tag/operation-ivy-league/ Cornucopia of Bwog articles on Operation Ivy League]
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* [http://nymag.com/news/features/70308/ New York Magazine article]
  
 
[[Category:Scandals]]
 
[[Category:Scandals]]
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[[Category:Greek life]]

Latest revision as of 16:36, 4 August 2013

Stephan Vincenzo, one of the students arrested, shares space with Barack Obama on the cover of the New York Daily News

Operation Ivy League was the name of an NYPD operation resulting in an early morning raid on Frat Row on December 7, 2010. It netted eleven arrests, five of which were Columbia students (now occasionally known as the Columbia Five) who were part of an alleged drug ring operating out of Columbia fraternities.

OIL led to the creation of the ALPHA Standards of Excellence, a rating system for fraternities and sororities.

Charges

The five Columbians charged are:

Defendant Charges
Chris Coles 
 * Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance (CSCS) 5th – 2 cts.
 * Criminal Sale of Marijuana 1st – 1 ct.
 * Criminal Sale of Marijuana 3rd – 4 cts.
 * Criminal Sale of Marijuana 4th – 1 ct.
 * Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct.
Harrison David 
 * CSCS 2nd – 1 ct
 * CSCS 3rd – 1 ct
 * Criminal Sale of Marijuana 3rd – 6 cts.
 * Criminal Sale of Marijuana 4th – 2 cts.
 * Criminal Nuisance 1st – 1 ct.
 * Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct.
Adam Klein 
 * CSCS 5th – 2 cts.
 * Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct.
Jose Stephan Perez (aka Stephen Vincenzo) 
 * CSCS 5th – 4 cts.
 * Criminal Sale of Marijuana 3rd – 1 ct.
 * Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct.
Michael Wymbs 
 * CSCS 5th – 6 cts.
 * Criminal Nuisance 2nd – 1 ct.

Timeline

August

  • NYPD undercover operations on campus begin.

7 December

8 December

  • Klein's parents post bail; Klein and Wymbs are discharged
  • ~10 PM: The three fraternities involved are placed on interim suspension

9 December

  • Coles and Perez/Vincenzo are discharged on bail

External links

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