I read that article months ago. Gps doesn’t exist anymore. Not sure of any relevance.
You are correct that GPS doesn't exist anymore. But the people who used to work for GPS do, which is the point of bringing attention to it. Indeed, the Federal prosecutors said that GPS was not a target of the criminal investigation. The man who pled guilty, Gavin MacPhee, did not commit the crime to protect GPS. He did it to protect other people.
The "Background" section (item number 17) in the
GPS v Surf lawsuit states "On or about December 5, 2019, Defendant (Andrew) Prosser wrongfully instructed asubordinate at GPS to delete his email account..." Was that disputed in the civil suit? If so, what other "individual" directed Mr. MacPhee to delete the emails? If not, that Background item may hold a clue to the potential fallout of the Obstruction of Justice case.
To be clear, I agree with those who say that the GPS v Surf civil lawsuit is totally separate. That case was settled out of court already, and though the bankruptcy trustee(s) may still be handling the non-competes along with the other assets and liabilities of GPS, I agree that THAT case may not have further relevancy to this message board.
The Obstruction of Justice case is, however, very relevant. Not just to parents and coaches of children who follow this message board, but also to board members and directors in the event that federal agents discover the identity of anyone Mr. MacPhee was protecting and those people are involved in some way in South Carolina youth soccer. Have parents and board members asked the appropriate questions of our clubs' decision makers? I hope so, because there are former GPS employees involved, directly and indirectly, with several SC clubs. Some of those former GPS employees seem to be decent characters. It is important not to blame them for the criminality of others.
Hopefully, in the effort to reduce his sentence of up to 20 years in prison, Gavin MacPhee has provided information to the federal authorities about those he attempted to protect so that we can be sure that any other criminals are not involved with youth soccer in our state; or our country. And if some people contend that discussing the security and safety of our children is not relevant on a SC youth soccer board, perhaps it's time that those people re-evaluate their priorities.
Twenty-nine days until we know more.
