Stanford kicks out student as fallout from college admissions scandal grows
5 years, 9 months ago

Stanford kicks out student as fallout from college admissions scandal grows

LA Times  

Stanford University has kicked out a student whose application allegedly contained false information as fallout continues from the sweeping college admissions cheating scandal that has ensnared top universities across the country. In a short statement posted on its website last week, the university said the student’s admission had been rescinded after officials confirmed that some of the material in the student’s application was not true. Full coverage: Dozens charged — including Hollywood actresses — in college admissions scheme » If a university finds out at any point during someone’s college career that the student lied on an application, the school can rescind admission. The student was identified by a $500,000 contribution made to Stanford from a nonprofit, known as the Key Worldwide Foundation, run by Newport Beach college admissions consultant William “Rick” Singer after the cheating scandal came to light last month.

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Editorial: The ‘Varsity Blues’ college admissions case wraps up. But has the playing field been leveled?
2 years ago

Editorial: The ‘Varsity Blues’ college admissions case wraps up. But has the playing field been leveled?

LA Times  

William “Rick” Singer leaves the federal court in Boston on March 12, 2019. The former college admissions consultant who cooked up a scheme to fraudulently admit kids of wealthy clients into top U.S. colleges was sentenced to 3½ years in prison Wednesday, The former college admissions consultant who cooked up a multimillion-dollar scheme to fraudulently admit kids of wealthy clients, …

Convictions, prison time: A look at college admissions scam
2 years ago

Convictions, prison time: A look at college admissions scam

Associated Press  

BOSTON — More than 50 people were convicted in the sprawling college admissions bribery scheme that embroiled elite universities across the country and landed a slew of prominent parents and athletic coaches behind bars. Before Singer’s sentence, the longest sentence in the case had gone to Gordon Ernst, the former Georgetown University tennis coach who once coached former President Barack …

Mastermind of college admissions scam sentenced to 3½ years in prison
2 years ago

Mastermind of college admissions scam sentenced to 3½ years in prison

LA Times  

William “Rick” Singer, the self-styled college admissions consultant who bribed coaches and rigged exams to slip the children of his wealthy clients into the country’s best universities, must spend three years and six months in prison for masterminding a scheme that made him millions of dollars and rocked the country’s elite academic institutions. Calling his cooperation both “singularly valuable and …

More than 65,000 fake students applied for financial aid in wide community college scam
3 years, 4 months ago

More than 65,000 fake students applied for financial aid in wide community college scam

LA Times  

Students return to class at Los Angeles City College, which was one of 105 state community colleges targeted in an attempted financial aid scam. California Community Colleges officials declined to say whether any financial aid was disbursed to fake students and said they did not know of any confirmed Cal Grant fraud, but the investigation is continuing. Since last week, …

Lies, Money And Cheating: The Deeper Story Of The College Admissions Scandal
4 years, 3 months ago

Lies, Money And Cheating: The Deeper Story Of The College Admissions Scandal

NPR  

Lies, Money And Cheating: The Deeper Story Of The College Admissions Scandal Enlarge this image toggle caption Elissa Nadworny/NPR Elissa Nadworny/NPR The college admissions process has long been sold as a system of merit: Do well in school, write a killer essay, score well on the SAT, and you'll get in. Yet the recent nationwide scandal, dubbed Operation Varsity Blues, …

Admissions scandal: Charged parents try to drag USC into the fray
4 years, 11 months ago

Admissions scandal: Charged parents try to drag USC into the fray

LA Times  

Of the 15 parents who have pleaded not guilty, 11 are accused of exploiting Rick Singer’s athletic recruiting scam to get their children into USC. Attorneys for Gamal Abdelaziz, a casino magnate whose daughter was allegedly admitted to USC as a fake basketball recruit, called it a “dubious” and “novel” reading of the law that “a payment to the very …

USC officials discussed how much wealthy parents could donate when their children applied, records show
5 years, 4 months ago

USC officials discussed how much wealthy parents could donate when their children applied, records show

LA Times  

A cache of emails between USC’s athletic and admissions offices were made public Tuesday when an attorney for a father facing charges in the college admissions scandal filed them in court. The emails, for example, include the wish list of “special interest” applicants a top official from the athletic department sent each spring to the head of the school’s admissions …

College admissions scandal: USC dad hits school with subpoena to get admissions records
5 years, 4 months ago

College admissions scandal: USC dad hits school with subpoena to get admissions records

LA Times  

Robert Zangrillo leaves a Boston federal court in March. Zangrillo has subpoenaed USC for reams of records related to its admissions process, in particular its practice of flagging certain applicants as “special interest.” In a new twist to the college admissions scandal, a father accused of resorting to fraud and bribery to get his daughter into USC has subpoenaed the …

College admissions scandal enters new phase as many parents set guilty pleas
5 years, 9 months ago

College admissions scandal enters new phase as many parents set guilty pleas

LA Times  

Prosecutors moved the college admissions scandal into a new chapter Monday, announcing that actress Felicity Huffman and more than a dozen other wealthy parents charged with participating in the scam have agreed to plead guilty. And if you lose that trial then the time in prison is going to be a whole lot more.” FULL COVERAGE: Dozens charged — including …

College admissions scandal enters next phase: New charges, more deals coming?
5 years, 9 months ago

College admissions scandal enters next phase: New charges, more deals coming?

LA Times  

Defendants in the sweeping college admissions cheating scandal began appearing in Boston court amid growing questions about how many would cooperate with authorities and which other parents could get swept up in the scandal. FULL COVERAGE: Dozens charged — including Hollywood actresses — in connection with college admissions scheme » Sources familiar with the case but not authorized to discuss …

Yale rescinds admission as first student faces consequences in college scandal
5 years, 9 months ago

Yale rescinds admission as first student faces consequences in college scandal

LA Times  

Yale University has rescinded the admission of a student in connection with the far-reaching college admissions scandal, the university confirmed Monday. Conroy referred a Times reporter to a March 15 statement from Yale, which said the university is aware of only one student admitted with a fraudulent athletic endorsement from former head women’s soccer coach Rudy Meredith, who resigned in …

Top US colleges weigh fate of students with tainted applications in wake of bribery scandal; USC takes high ground
5 years, 9 months ago

Top US colleges weigh fate of students with tainted applications in wake of bribery scandal; USC takes high ground

Firstpost  

In the wake of a massive college bribery scheme, the schools caught in the middle have been left facing a thorny question: What to do about the students who may have been admitted through fraud? Boston: In the wake of a massive college bribery scheme, the schools caught in the middle have been left facing a thorny question: What to …

USC Suspends Accounts Of Students Allegedly Linked To Admissions Bribery Scandal
5 years, 9 months ago

USC Suspends Accounts Of Students Allegedly Linked To Admissions Bribery Scandal

NPR  

USC Suspends Accounts Of Students Allegedly Linked To Admissions Bribery Scandal Enlarge this image toggle caption Allen J. Schaben/LA Times via Getty Images Allen J. Schaben/LA Times via Getty Images University of Southern California students allegedly embroiled in the college admissions scandal that has rocked universities across the country won't be allowed to register for classes while officials conduct an …

College admissions scandal: Wealthy parents told to make deal or face more charges
5 years, 9 months ago

College admissions scandal: Wealthy parents told to make deal or face more charges

LA Times  

Federal prosecutors are seeking potential deals with some of the wealthy parents charged in the sweeping college admissions scandal as investigators continue to broaden the case, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. FULL COVERAGE: Dozens charged in connection with college admissions scheme » It remains unclear how many parents took part in the college admissions scam. Wealthy …

USC places hold on student accounts of those linked to college admissions scandal
5 years, 9 months ago

USC places hold on student accounts of those linked to college admissions scandal

LA Times  

USC officials have placed holds on the accounts of students possibly tied to a far-reaching scandal in which wealthy parents allegedly paid hefty sums to secure admission to schools across the country through bribes and lies. As the fallout from a massive college admissions cheating scandal that has ensnared several elite universities across the country enters its second week, USC …

Column: College admissions scandal should lead to the examination of an elitist culture
5 years, 9 months ago

Column: College admissions scandal should lead to the examination of an elitist culture

LA Times  

William “Rick” Singer, front, founder of the Edge College & Career Network, exits federal court in Boston after he pleaded guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Even so, I couldn’t help snickering when I came across this headline: “College admissions, rigged for the rich.” That painfully obvious gem ranked right up there with such classics as: …

Must Reads: College admissions scammers found ‘the hole in the Death Star’
5 years, 9 months ago

Must Reads: College admissions scammers found ‘the hole in the Death Star’

LA Times  

William “Rick” Singer, who was among several charged in an alleged college admissions scam, leaves federal court in Boston. RELATED: College admissions scandal spreads to UC Berkeley; fake SAT score allegedly submitted » From the admissions offices’ perspective, ensuring integrity in the athletic recruitment department is a difficult question, Niles said. We’ve seen that it’s part of our responsibility to …

Parents in college-admissions scandal got tax breaks. Outrage sparks calls for change
5 years, 9 months ago

Parents in college-admissions scandal got tax breaks. Outrage sparks calls for change

LA Times  

Tax breaks resulting from charitable donations to universities and colleges could be receiving new scrutiny in Washington after the largest admissions cheating scandal in U.S. history. “If the wealthy want to grease the skids, they shouldn’t be able to do so at the expense of American taxpayers.” His proposal comes after a federal investigation last week revealed a massive admissions …

More wealthy parents could be swept up in widening college admissions scandal
5 years, 9 months ago

More wealthy parents could be swept up in widening college admissions scandal

LA Times  

The college cheating scandal has rocked elite sections of California and beyond, with Silicon Valley business leaders, CEOs, Hollywood actresses, a best-selling self-help author and a famed fashion designer all swept up. Subpoenas One sign of where the investigation is going comes from several elite Southern California prep schools, which have received subpoenas from prosecutors seeking information about some of …

College admissions scandal: USC to deny entry to some students involved in alleged scam
5 years, 9 months ago

College admissions scandal: USC to deny entry to some students involved in alleged scam

LA Times  

USC, reeling from the exposure of a college admissions scheme with deep ties to the university, has announced a variety of measures aimed at addressing the scandal. In a letter to the campus community Thursday, USC interim President Wanda Austin said the university has launched its own investigation into the scandal and is trying to identify donations made as part …

Audacious college admissions scandal left so many red flags missed by so many
5 years, 9 months ago

Audacious college admissions scandal left so many red flags missed by so many

LA Times  

Federal prosecutors say their investigation blows the lid off an audacious college admissions fraud scheme aimed at getting the children of the rich and powerful into elite universities including USC. FULL COVERAGE: Dozens charged in connection with college admissions scheme » » Questions from a counselor at a Los Angeles private school about a student who had been admitted to …

Stanford Students Sue In College Admissions Scandal
5 years, 9 months ago

Stanford Students Sue In College Admissions Scandal

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Two Stanford University students say in a federal lawsuit that the massive college admissions scam prosecutors unveiled this week cheapens the value of their education and may prompt future employers to wonder if they have “rich parents who were willing to bribe school officials.” Erica Olson and Kalea Woods contend in the lawsuit filed in California’s Northern …

Will children at center of college admissions scandal pay a price along with their parents?
5 years, 9 months ago

Will children at center of college admissions scandal pay a price along with their parents?

LA Times  

Their parents face criminal charges, with federal prosecutors alleging massive fraud to get them into some of America’s most elite schools. Among the parents charged were Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman, of “Desperate Housewives,” and Lori Loughlin, of “Full House.” A USC spokesman said Wednesday that students who applied for admission in the current cycle — which is underway for fall …

A lingering question in the college admissions scandal: Why?
5 years, 9 months ago

A lingering question in the college admissions scandal: Why?

LA Times  

A college admissions scandal caught actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, a fashion designer, lawyers, CEOs and other wealthy families in an elaborate scheme to pay top dollar to ensure their kids got into elite universities. William “Rick” Singer, who ran a for-profit college admissions company in Newport Beach, promised parents a “side door” to get into some of the …

College cheating scandal prompts resignations and questions at elite prep schools
5 years, 9 months ago

College cheating scandal prompts resignations and questions at elite prep schools

LA Times  

The college admissions cheating scandal is roiling some of Southern California’s most elite prep schools, leading to resignations and questions as federal prosecutors seek student records from the institutions. RELATED: How an L.A. parent’s tip uncovered massive college admissions scandal » Although the prep schools are not targets of the investigation, prosecutors want to know whether the parents and others …

Students and parents pursue class-action suit against universities linked to admissions scandal
5 years, 9 months ago

Students and parents pursue class-action suit against universities linked to admissions scandal

CNN  

CNN — A group of students and parents have filed a federal lawsuit seeking class-action status against the University of Southern California, UCLA and other colleges named in this week’s sprawling admissions scandal, saying their admissions process was “warped and rigged by fraud.” Prosecutors revealed Tuesday that 50 people, including 33 parents and a number of college coaches, face charges …

College admissions cheating scandal: What happens to the students?
5 years, 9 months ago

College admissions cheating scandal: What happens to the students?

CNN  

CNN — As outrage grows over the massive alleged college admissions cheating scheme, the parties involved are working to contain the scandal. Students’ fates will be determined ‘case-by-case’ Christine Helwick, the former general counsel for the California State University system, said “there’s no right solution” when it comes to the future of these students. Ed Boland, a former Yale University …

College admissions scandal fallout: Stanford students sue UCLA, USC and Yale
5 years, 9 months ago

College admissions scandal fallout: Stanford students sue UCLA, USC and Yale

LA Times  

USC, UCLA, Yale and other colleges were sued by two Stanford University students over the college admissions bribery scandal. Two Stanford University students on Wednesday filed a federal class-action lawsuit against eight colleges ensnared in the largest college admissions scandal ever prosecuted, alleging that the rigged system denied them a fair chance to matriculate at the elite institutions and could …

US college admissions scandal exposes dark side of how America's rich and famous rig system, make their kids look like star athletes
5 years, 9 months ago

US college admissions scandal exposes dark side of how America's rich and famous rig system, make their kids look like star athletes

Firstpost  

A college admissions scandal moved from bombshell indictments to guilty pleas in a matter of hours, yet the full fallout from the federal case against the rich and famous could take months or more to unfold. Boston: A college admissions scandal moved from bombshell indictments to guilty pleas in a matter of hours, yet the full fallout from the federal …

U.S. college admissions scandal sweeps up Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin, CEOs
5 years, 9 months ago

U.S. college admissions scandal sweeps up Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin, CEOs

Firstpost  

By Nate Raymond BOSTON - Federal authorities arrested dozens of people on Tuesday in what they described as a $25 million scam to help actors Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin, some CEOs and other wealthy Americans commit fraud to get their children into elite universities, such as Yale and Stanford. The most sweeping college admissions scheme ever unearthed in the United …

UC investigates university involvement in college admissions scandal
5 years, 9 months ago

UC investigates university involvement in college admissions scandal

LA Times  

University of California President Janet Napolitano has ordered an internal investigation into any UC involvement in the nationwide college admissions scandal. In a statement released late Wednesday, Napolitano pledged to take “swift and appropriate disciplinary actions to address misconduct once we have all the facts.” “Illegal, inappropriate and unethical means to gain admission, at the expense of deserving applicants, is …

College admissions scam: What we know so far
5 years, 9 months ago

College admissions scam: What we know so far

CNN  

CNN — The massive college admissions scam is a harsh reminder that wealthy families can cheat their way to even greater privilege. “One was to cheat on the SAT or ACT, and the other was to use his connections with Division I coaches and use bribes to get these parents’ kids into school with fake athletic credentials.” Here’s how the …

How the largest college admissions scandal ever let wealthy parents cheat the system
5 years, 9 months ago

How the largest college admissions scandal ever let wealthy parents cheat the system

LA Times  

When it came to getting their daughters into college, actress Lori Loughlin and fashion designer J. Mossimo Giannulli were taking no chances. Federal investigators said they have charged 50 people in the case, including the USC administrator who helped Loughlin’s kids, and accomplices whom Singer allegedly paid to rig college admission test scores — as well as coaches at USC, …

The High-Powered Names In The College Admissions Bribery Scandal
5 years, 9 months ago

The High-Powered Names In The College Admissions Bribery Scandal

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Justice Department on Tuesday announced dozens of charges related to a massive college admissions bribery scheme, involving big names from Hollywood actresses to Wall Street and Silicon Valley executives. The federal investigators allege that Abdelaziz tried to get his daughter recruited as a star basketball player for admission at USC, working with Singer to create a …

William Rick Singer: Who’s the CEO behind the college admissions cheating scandal?
5 years, 9 months ago

William Rick Singer: Who’s the CEO behind the college admissions cheating scandal?

CNN  

CNN — Stunning claims of a college admissions scam that could send actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman to prison focus on a CEO and company with far less name recognition: William Rick Singer and The Key. “I created a side door that would guarantee families would get in.” Here’s what we know about the disgraced CEO and the company …

College admissions scandal snares actresses, CEOs and coaches; alleged mastermind pleads guilty
5 years, 9 months ago

College admissions scandal snares actresses, CEOs and coaches; alleged mastermind pleads guilty

LA Times  

The scheme, which allegedly began in 2011, centered on the owner of a for-profit Newport Beach college admissions company that wealthy parents are accused of paying to help their children cheat on college entrance exams and to falsify athletic recor In allegations that sent shock waves through academia, federal prosecutors on Tuesday accused top CEOs, two Hollywood actresses and a …

College admissions scam: Here’s how it allegedly worked
5 years, 9 months ago

College admissions scam: Here’s how it allegedly worked

CNN  

CNN — The college admissions scheme revealed Tuesday is the largest of its kind ever prosecuted, federal prosecutors said, and features 50 defendants across six states, millions of dollars in illegally funneled funds and a handful of the country’s most selective universities. “I’ll speak more broadly, there were essentially two kinds of fraud that Singer was selling,” US Attorney Andrew …

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