First, we don't know whether the children of the guilty were kicked out of school. So, the only victims here are students and athletes who lost an earned spot

First, we don't know whether the children of the guilty were kicked out of school. So, the only victims here are students and athletes who lost an earned spot in university. But they don't have any agency here. The universities administration has no skin in the game - they get paid, the endowments are bountiful, and the professors keep on suffering on. There may even be a backslaps and high five deal to recapture any "lost" income. The guilty here are resourceful and powerful, so really, the court case is more of a negotiation at best. Kiss the hand of the king and receive a small slap on the wrist sort of a deal. The government has bigger fish to fry than worry about fairness.