USA v. Abbott et al (Do not docket in this case. Docket in CR cases)

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Case Number:

1:19-mj-06087

Court:

Massachusetts

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Firms

  1. November 04, 2022

    Boston's US Atty Has Had A Rough Start. It May Get Worse

    Talk of low morale, a lack of veteran prosecutors, and plummeting indictment numbers have plagued the U.S. attorney's office in Boston under Rachael Rollins as it prepares to defend its crown jewel "Varsity Blues" trial conviction to a First Circuit panel.

  2. September 27, 2019

    Feds Seek 8 Months For Ex-Willkie Chair In 'Varsity Blues'

    Former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP co-chairman Gordon Caplan should serve eight months in prison for paying $75,000 to have a proctor alter his daughter's ACT exam answers, prosecutors said late Thursday as Caplan begged for leniency.

  3. September 06, 2019

    Huffman, Feds Spar Over Jail Time In 'Varsity Blues' Case

    Former "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman asked to avoid jail time in a document filed in Massachusetts federal court on Friday in the wake of her guilty plea in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal, but prosecutors want her to spend a month behind bars.

  4. May 07, 2019

    LA Exec Admits Bribing Georgetown Coach In 'Varsity Blues'

    A Los Angeles executive is looking at a year and a half behind bars after he pled guilty to his role in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal in Boston federal court Tuesday, admitting he paid a $400,000 bribe to ensure his son's acceptance to Georgetown University as a tennis recruit even though the student didn't play the sport.

  5. April 08, 2019

    'Varsity Blues' Parents To Cooperate With Prosecution

    A California couple who allegedly paid bribes using Facebook stock to ensure college admission for two of their daughters as part of the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal have entered into an agreement to be cooperating witnesses for the prosecution, according to a statement released Monday.

  6. April 05, 2019

    Ex-Willkie Co-Chair To Plead Guilty In 'Varsity Blues' Case

    Gordon Caplan, the former co-chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, said in a statement Friday that he will plead guilty in connection with his role in a nationwide college admissions scheme, prompting the firm to announce his departure.

  7. April 03, 2019

    Stars, BigLaw Atty Make 'Varsity Blues' Court Debut

    Hollywood stars Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, along with ex-Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP co-chair Gordon Caplan, faced a federal judge for the first time Wednesday after being charged in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal, attracting a crush of media and autograph-seekers to the waterfront Boston courthouse.

  8. April 03, 2019

    First Parent To Plead Guilty In 'Varsity Blues' Case

    Packaged food entrepreneur Peter Jan Sartorio, one of the 33 parents charged in the "Varsity Blues" nationwide college admissions scheme, intends to plead guilty in the case, according to a filing entered Wednesday moments before he was scheduled to make his initial appearance in Boston federal court.

  9. March 29, 2019

    'Varsity Blues' Parents Get Mixed Results In Travel Fight

    Fifteen parents charged in connection with a nationwide college admissions and recruitment scheme appeared Friday in Boston federal court, where some clashed with prosecutors over their requests to travel outside the country while their cases are pending.

  10. March 27, 2019

    PE Founder Downplays 'Varsity Blues' Charge In Travel Bid

    The founder of private equity firm TPG Capital asked a Boston federal judge Wednesday to change his conditions of release so he can take an international family trip in April, arguing he's not a flight risk and downplaying the gravity of his alleged crime in the nationwide college admissions scandal.

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