UNC to announce findings of academic fraud investigation Wednesday

The University of North Carolina will announce its findings in an independent investigation that looked into reports of student athlete-related academic fraud Wednesday, the school announced in a press release.

Since February 2014, former federal prosecutor Kenneth Wainstein and his team have rigorously sought to address questions left unanswered during previous University-commissioned reviews of academic irregularities at UNC-Chapel Hill. Mr. Wainstein interviewed hundreds of individuals, including current and former faculty members, athletics department staff, academic advisors, academic counselors in the Academic Support Program for Student Athletes, administrators and students, including student-athletes. He has collected and searched millions of emails and analyzed student records, including transcripts, of thousands of students going back to the 1980s.

The findings of Wainstein's investigation will be announced at a press conference Wednesday at 1 p.m., according to ESPN's Andy Katz.