August 30, 2022
A former University of Southern California associate athletic director who pled guilty to participating in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scheme convinced the court to delay sentencing until after it determines whether the university was a victim, a ruling she says could undermine the charges.
August 09, 2022
A co-conspirator in the test cheating portion of the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case avoided prison time Tuesday after a federal judge agreed with prosecutors that his cooperation and acceptance of responsibility merited a sentence of home confinement.
August 03, 2022
Prosecutors are recommending a year of supervised release plus monetary forfeiture for a co-conspirator in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions and test-cheating scandal, citing his cooperation with investigators.
July 18, 2022
Federal prosecutors argued Monday that the legal theory that led a jury to convict a former University of Southern California coach in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case is sound, as they sought to sway a skeptical judge that the school is a victim in the scheme.
July 01, 2022
Former Georgetown University tennis coach Gordon Ernst received the longest sentence in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case Friday, as a federal judge handed down a two-and-a-half-year term for the "egregious" conduct of reeling in at least $3.5 million in bribes.
June 29, 2022
A Massachusetts federal judge suggested Wednesday that a coach's conviction in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case could be undone, expressing skepticism about whether the University of Southern California could be considered a victim in the scheme to admit wealthy children through bribery.
June 28, 2022
A California couple and a former soccer coach who were among the first to plead guilty in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case all avoided prison time Tuesday after cooperating with prosecutors, even as a judge said the parents' remorse "doesn't wipe the slate clean."
June 24, 2022
Prosecutors in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case asked a federal judge on Friday to send the former head tennis coach at Georgetown University to prison for four years for accepting more than $3.5 million in bribes as part of the wide-ranging scheme.
June 22, 2022
A former University of Southern California soccer coach who conspired with the "Varsity Blues" mastermind to accept bribes should avoid prison time after cooperating and taking the stand during a successful prosecution, the government said in a memorandum Wednesday.
June 21, 2022
A former University of Southern California soccer coach argued Tuesday that she should avoid prison time after admitting to making fake profiles for Lori Loughlin's daughter and others as part of the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal and testifying during two successful prosecutions.