The Ivy League university fired Peter Brand last year after an independent investigation into one of the allegations. : A former Harvard fencing coach was arrested and charged with bribery on Monday for allegedly accepting $1.5 million from a businessman in exchange for recruiting his two sons to the fencing team, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, which is known for handling the 2019 college admissions scandal known as “Operation Varsity Blues.” Peter Brand coaches at the Division I Women's Fencing Championship at Cleveland State University on ... [+] March 24, 2019.