UCLA men’s soccer coach placed on leave after indictment in college admissions scam
LA TimesLongtime 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 applicant’s parents sent Singer their daughter’s high school transcript and standardized test scores, which were forwarded to Salcedo and then passed along to “a UCLA women’s soccer coach.” After the applicant was provisionally admitted to UCLA in June 2016 as a student-athlete, court documents allege, Singer directed a $100,000 payment from a fake charitable account created as part of the scheme to a sports marketing company that Salcedo controlled. The letter acknowledging receipt of the payment stated: “Your generosity will allow us to move forward with our plans to provide educational and self-enrichment programs to disadvantaged youth.” Three days later, Singer is alleged to have mailed Khosroshahin a $25,000 check drawn on one of the fake charity’s accounts.
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