Ex-UCLA Coach Sentenced To 8 Months In Prison For College Admissions Scam
3 years, 9 months ago

Ex-UCLA Coach Sentenced To 8 Months In Prison For College Admissions Scam

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LOADING ERROR LOADING BOSTON — A former University of California, Los Angeles men’s soccer coach was sentenced to eight months behind bars Friday for pocketing $200,000 in bribes to help applicants get into the school as bogus athletic recruits. Salcedo’s is one of the longest sentences that have been handed down so far in the case dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues,” which in 2019 uncovered a scheme to get wealthy parents’ kids into elite universities with fake athletic credentials or bogus test scores. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani told Salcedo he chose “what appeared to be the easy path” to fix his financial woes, adding that “it invites the logic that if this hadn’t been stopped it would have continued.” The admissions consultant at the center of the scheme paid Salcedo $100,000 to help a California couple, Bruce and Davina Isackson, get their daughter into UCLA as a bogus soccer recruit, authorities say. Salcedo convinced women’s coaches to recruit her and created a coverup story when school compliance officials questioned her soccer background, prosecutors said.

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Ex-USC water polo coach gets new admissions scam trial
2 years, 3 months ago

Ex-USC water polo coach gets new admissions scam trial

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a new trial for a former decorated University of Southern California water polo coach convicted in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal. Vavic, who guided USC’s men’s and women’s water polo teams to 16 national championships, was convicted in April after being arrested in March 2019 in the headline-grabbing “Operation Varsity Blues” …

6 months’ home confinement for ex-USC coach in college scam
2 years, 6 months ago

6 months’ home confinement for ex-USC coach in college scam

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A former University of Southern California soccer coach who took bribes in exchange for helping unqualified kids into the school was sentenced Wednesday to six months in home confinement after cooperating with authorities investigating the college admissions scandal. But U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston decided that prosecutors’ recommendation of time served wasn’t enough, noting that Khosroshahin …

Test taker gets prison; coach convicted in admissions scam
2 years, 9 months ago

Test taker gets prison; coach convicted in admissions scam

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A former Florida prep school administrator was sentenced to federal prison and a decorated water polo coach at the University of Southern California was swiftly convicted by a jury in a busy Friday in Boston federal court in the long running college admissions bribery scandal. U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins said the verdict in Vavic’s trial represents …

College bribery scandal trial delayed after judge gets COVID
2 years, 9 months ago

College bribery scandal trial delayed after judge gets COVID

Associated Press  

BOSTON — The trial of a former water polo coach at the University of Southern California, has been postponed after the presiding judge contracted the coronavirus, a court official confirmed Wednesday. Prosecutors say Vavic accepted more than $200,000 in bribes to fake athletic credentials and designate college applicants as water polo recruits so they could gain admission into the elite …

Trial opens for ex-USC coach in college bribery scandal
2 years, 9 months ago

Trial opens for ex-USC coach in college bribery scandal

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A decorated former water polo coach at the University of Southern California accepted thousands of dollars in bribes to fake athletic credentials and designate college applicants as water polo recruits so they could gain admission into the elite Los Angeles school, prosecutors argued as the latest trial in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal opened Thursday in Boston …

$50K fine, no prosecution for ex-coach in college scam deal
3 years, 2 months ago

$50K fine, no prosecution for ex-coach in college scam deal

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Federal prosecutors have promised to drop their case against a former Wake Forest University coach charged in the college admissions bribery scandal if he pays a $50,000 fine and follows certain conditions, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. Ferguson was initially scheduled to go to trial in November along with Donna Heinel, former University of Southern California senior …

Ex-Georgetown tennis coach to plead guilty in college scam
3 years, 3 months ago

Ex-Georgetown tennis coach to plead guilty in college scam

The Independent  

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Ex-UCLA coach gets 8 months in prison for admissions scam
3 years, 9 months ago

Ex-UCLA coach gets 8 months in prison for admissions scam

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A former University of California, Los Angeles men’s soccer coach was sentenced to eight months behind bars Friday for pocketing $200,000 in bribes to help applicants get into the school as bogus athletic recruits. Salcedo’s is one of the longest sentences that have been handed down so far in the case dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues,” which in 2019 …

Ex-tennis club chief gets 3 months in prison in college scam
4 years, 1 month ago

Ex-tennis club chief gets 3 months in prison in college scam

The Independent  

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Mother gets time served for $400K college admissions bribe
4 years, 7 months ago

Mother gets time served for $400K college admissions bribe

Associated Press  

A woman who was locked up for five months in a Spanish prison after her arrest in the college admissions bribery scheme won’t spend any more time behind bars, a judge ruled Monday. Xiaoning Sui, 49, of Surrey, British Columbia, was sentenced to time served after admitting to paying $400,000 to get her son into the University of California, Los …

A $100,000 bribe got teen a UCLA soccer scholarship without even playing
5 years, 4 months ago

A $100,000 bribe got teen a UCLA soccer scholarship without even playing

LA Times  

On paper, the high school senior from British Columbia was a promising soccer player. The teen, however, didn’t play soccer — and his admission to UCLA was bought with a $100,000 bribe William “Rick” Singer paid to Jorge Salcedo, then the head coach of the UCLA men’s soccer program, according to court documents and sources with knowledge of the case. …

Ex-Stanford coach avoids prison time in college bribery scam
5 years, 6 months ago

Ex-Stanford coach avoids prison time in college bribery scam

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A former head sailing coach at Stanford avoided prison time when a judge sentenced him Wednesday for his role in a sweeping college admissions scam at elite U.S. universities. Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Rosen urged the judge to sentence Vandemoer to more than a year in prison to send a message to others charged in the case and …

Ex-Oklahoma State basketball coach gets 3 months in prison
5 years, 7 months ago

Ex-Oklahoma State basketball coach gets 3 months in prison

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! NEW YORK — A former assistant basketball coach at Oklahoma State and the University of South Carolina was sentenced to three months in prison Friday for accepting bribes to link top players with bribe-paying managers and financial advisers. U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos said actions …

Emotional ex-USC basketball coach avoids prison after plea
5 years, 7 months ago

Emotional ex-USC basketball coach avoids prison after plea

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A former assistant basketball coach for the University of Southern California dropped his head in relief Wednesday when a judge announced he won’t go to prison for accepting a bribe to steer young athletes to a particular manager. Tony Bland was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and two years’ probation by U.S. District Judge Edgardo …

UCLA men’s soccer coach placed on leave after indictment in college admissions scam
5 years, 9 months ago

UCLA men’s soccer coach placed on leave after indictment in college admissions scam

LA Times  

Longtime UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo was placed on leave by the school Tuesday morning after being indicted as part of a widespread corruption scheme involving the admission of students to top universities using falsified test scores and athletic profiles. The fake profile was allegedly forwarded from then-USC women’s soccer coach Ali Khosroshahin to Salcedo. Four days later, the …

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