BREAKING: Consulting company founder Rick Singer pleads guilty to running college admissions bribery scheme.
BOSTON — The Latest on a college admissions bribery scandal that has led to charges against coaches and celebrities :The founder of an admissions consulting company has pleaded guilty to running a nationwide college admissions bribery scheme involving wealthy parents and coaches at elite universities.
Prosecutors say parents paid Singer about $25 million to bribe coaches and administrators into pretending that their children were athletic recruits to guarantee their admission.Stanford University says it has fired sailing coach John Vandemoer in a college admissions bribery scandal. In a statement, the NCAA says the “charges brought forth today are troubling and should be a concern for all of higher education.”
UCLA says in a statement Tuesday it’s a “potential victim of a fraudulent scheme” but that it’s not aware of any student-athletes who are under suspicion. Court documents say Huffman paid $15,000 she disguised as a charitable donation so her daughter could partake in the college entrance cheating scam.
Other coaches are accused of taking bribes to admit students at schools including Georgetown University and the University of Southern California. Macy has not been charged; authorities haven’t said why. Representatives for Huffman haven’t returned a message seeking comment.Fifty people have been charged in what federal officials say is the largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the Justice Department.
Court documents say an admissions consulting company in California was paid $25 million from 2011 through February 2019 to help facilitate the bribes. Court documents say Huffman paid $15,000 that she disguised as a charitable donation so her daughter could partake in the college entrance cheating scam.
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