Analysis

DOJ Faces Uphill Battle After Nixed 'Varsity Blues' Convictions

By Hannah Albarazi (May 11, 2023, 10:52 PM EDT) -- A First Circuit opinion tossing nearly all the trial convictions of two fathers found guilty of paying to get their children into an elite college casts doubts on the legal theories underpinning fraud charges against dozens of wealthy and high-profile defendants in the "Varsity Blues" corruption scandal....

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