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Jan 4, 2023 · William “Rick” Singer, the mastermind of the sprawling college admissions scam aptly known as Operation Varsity Blues, was sentenced Wednesday to 3.5 years in federal prison, nearly four years ...
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Oct 9, 2021 · Oct. 9, 2021. The first two people to stand trial in the college admissions bribery scandal were found guilty on Friday. But the two defendants, Gamal Abdelaziz, a former casino executive, and ...
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May 12, 2023 · Dozens of wealthy people have been charged in the college admissions scandal. Federal prosecutors say parents paid about $25 million to get their students into elite schools. Here's the full list ...
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After the scandal broke, multiple American news sources including The Atlantic, Vox, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times characterized it as a symptom of a broken college admissions system. [266] [267] Alan Dershowitz , professor emeritus at Harvard Law School , said it was "the worst scandal involving elite universities in the history of the ...
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Jan 4, 2023 · Published 1:01 PM PDT, January 4, 2023. BOSTON (AP) — 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. The case dubbed Operation Varsity Blues by authorities revealed a scheme to ...
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Jan 4, 2023 · Rick Singer, head of the college admissions bribery scandal, gets 42 months in prison. William "Rick" Singer arrives Wednesday at the federal courthouse in Boston. He was sentenced to 3 1/2 years ...
Mar 14, 2019 · A major college admissions scandal has laid bare the price of entry for some wealthy families — and the cost for everyone else. michael barbaro From The New York Times, I’m Michael Barbaro.
