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\nThe Latest on a college admissions bribery scandal that has led to charges against coaches and celebrities (all times local):<\/p>\n
\n5:45 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nA lawyer for a consultant who admitted to running a nationwide college admissions bribery scheme says his client intends to fully cooperate with federal prosecutors.<\/p>\n
\nAttorney Donald Heller told reporters that William “Rick” Singer is “remorseful and contrite and wants to move on with his life.” Heller says Singer is “relieved that this part is over.”<\/p>\n
\nAuthorities say parents paid Singer large sums to bribe coaches and administrators to help get their children into elite universities.<\/p>\n
\nJohn Vandemoer, the former head sailing coach at Stanford, pleaded guilty Tuesday to accepting bribes.<\/p>\n
\nHis attorney, Rob Fisher, says that Vandemoer regrets that Stanford has been dragged into the case and that Vandemoer loved the school and its students.<\/p>\n
\nFisher noted that Vandemoer didn’t pocket any of the money he received in exchange for recommending prospective students for admission, unlike other coaches that have been charged. The money went to Stanford’s sailing program.<\/p>\n
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\n5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nActor William H. Macy has been let into a Los Angeles courtroom before his wife, actress Felicity Huffman, appears on a charge of paying a bribe to secure her daughter’s admission to college.<\/p>\n
\nHuffman was one of about a dozen people taken into custody Tuesday in Los Angeles in a sweeping college admissions bribery scam.<\/p>\n
\nCourt documents say Huffman paid $15,000 she disguised as a charitable donation so her daughter could partake in the college entrance cheating scam.<\/p>\n
\nMacy has not been charged; authorities haven’t said why. Representatives for Huffman haven’t returned a message seeking comment.<\/p>\n
\nActress Lori Loughlin (LAWK’-lin) was also charged but was not taken into custody Tuesday. Her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, was arrested at their home and is expected to appear at Tuesday’s hearing in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
\nThe founder of an admissions consulting company pleaded guilty earlier Tuesday in Boston to running the scheme. A recently fired Stanford sailing coach also pleaded guilty in Boston to accepting bribes.<\/p>\n
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\n4:10 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nThe former head sailing coach at Stanford University has admitted to accepting bribes to help get students into school by pretending they were athletic recruits.<\/p>\n
\nJohn Vandemoer was the second person to plead guilty Tuesday in the sweeping college admissions bribery scheme. He is charged with racketeering conspiracy.<\/p>\n
\nAuthorities say Vandemoer conspired with an admissions consultant to pretend two prospective students were competitive sailors in exchange for payments to the Stanford sailing program. Neither student ended up attending Stanford.<\/p>\n
\nStanford said Tuesday that Vandemoer has been fired.<\/p>\n
\nThe consultant, William “Rick” Singer, pleaded guilty earlier Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\nThey are among 50 people charged in what officials say is the largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n
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\n3:20 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nThe founder of an admissions consulting company has pleaded guilty to running a nationwide college admissions bribery scheme involving wealthy parents and coaches at elite universities.<\/p>\n
\nWilliam “Rick” Singer, of Newport Beach, California, pleaded guilty in Boston federal court Tuesday to charges including racketeering conspiracy and obstruction of justice.<\/p>\n
\nSinger is among 50 people charged in what federal officials say is the largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the Justice Department.<\/p>\n
\nAuthorities say Singer schemed with parents, coaches and others to pay students’ way into schools like Yale, Georgetown and Stanford University.<\/p>\n
\nProsecutors say parents paid Singer about $25 million to bribe coaches and administrators into pretending that their children were athletic recruits to guarantee their admission.<\/p>\n
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\nStanford University says it has fired sailing coach John Vandemoer in a college admissions bribery scandal.<\/p>\n
\nVandemoer was charged with accepting a total of $270,000 in contributions to the school’s program for agreeing to recommend two prospective students for admission.<\/p>\n
\nThe school said Tuesday that neither student came to Stanford but that “the alleged behavior runs completely counter to Stanford’s values.”<\/p>\n
\nStanford said it has no evidence that anyone else at the school is involved but will conduct an internal review.<\/p>\n
\nVandemoer is expected to enter a plea Tuesday in Boston.<\/p>\n
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\n1:40 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nThe NCAA says it will look into claims made against college coaches and administrators in the admissions bribery scandal.<\/p>\n
\nIn a statement, the NCAA says the “charges brought forth today are troubling and should be a concern for all of higher education.”<\/p>\n
\nMost NCAA rules that regulate recruiting are aimed at preventing schools and coaches from giving improper benefits and enticements to athletes.<\/p>\n
\nIn this case, parents were paying coaches to help students gain entry to college by falsifying athletic credentials and claiming that the students were being recruited to plays sports.<\/p>\n
\nThe NCAA says it is reviewing the allegations “to determine the extent to which NCAA rules maybe have been violated.”<\/p>\n
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\n1:35 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nThe University of California, Los Angeles says its soccer coach Jorge Salcedo has been placed on leave pending a review and will have no involvement with the team.<\/p>\n
\nUCLA says in a statement Tuesday it’s a “potential victim of a fraudulent scheme” but that it’s not aware of any student-athletes who are under suspicion.<\/p>\n
\nCourt documents say Salcedo, who was the head coach for the men’s team, helped get two applicants who did not play competitive soccer into UCLA in exchange for $100,000 in 2016 and 2018.<\/p>\n
\nAuthorities say nine coaches at elite schools were part of the scheme.<\/p>\n
\nWake Forest University suspended its head volleyball coach following the sweeping federal investigation into admissions bribes.<\/p>\n
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\n1:15 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nWilliam H. Macy talked about his daughter’s “stressful” college application process earlier this year.<\/p>\n
\nThe actor’s comments came two months before his wife, Felicity Huffman, was among more than 30 parents charged in a sweeping college admissions bribery scam.<\/p>\n
\nMacy said in the January interview with Parade magazine that his family was “in the thick of college application time, which is so stressful.”<\/p>\n
\nHuffman was one of 13 people, including actress Lori Loughlin (LAWK’-lin), taken into custody Tuesday in Los Angeles. Authorities have not said why Macy wasn’t charged.<\/p>\n
\nCourt documents say Huffman paid $15,000 she disguised as a charitable donation so her daughter could partake in the college entrance cheating scam.<\/p>\n
\nAuthorities say it is the largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n
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\n1 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nWake Forest University says it has suspended its head volleyball coach amid a sweeping federal investigation into admissions bribes.<\/p>\n
\nThe North Carolina school says it placed Bill Ferguson on administrative leave but declined further comment.<\/p>\n
\nFerguson is accused of accepting $100,000 to recruit a student who had been on Wake Forest’s wait list.<\/p>\n
\nOther coaches are accused of taking bribes to admit students at schools including Georgetown University and the University of Southern California.<\/p>\n
\nProsecutors say the bribes were orchestrated by William “Rick” Singer, a California admissions consultant who is scheduled to plead guilty to charges including racketeering conspiracy.<\/p>\n
\nUSC says it is reviewing any admissions decisions and payments tied to the case.<\/p>\n
\nProsecutors say the investigation is ongoing but that it appears schools were not involved in the scheme.<\/p>\n
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\n12:55 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nThe FBI says 13 defendants in a college admissions bribery scam have been taken into custody in the Los Angeles area, including actress Felicity Huffman.<\/p>\n
\nOfficials say initial court appearances are planned Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
\nActress Lori Loughlin (LAWK’-lin) is among those charged but was not taken into custody Tuesday morning. Her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, was arrested at their home.<\/p>\n
\nCourt documents say Huffman paid $15,000 that she disguised as a charitable donation so her daughter could partake in the college entrance cheating scam.<\/p>\n
\nPapers say a cooperating witness met with Huffman and her husband, actor William H. Macy, at their Los Angeles home and explained the scam to them. The cooperator told investigators that Huffman and her spouse “agreed to the plan.”<\/p>\n
\nMacy has not been charged; authorities haven’t said why. Representatives for Huffman haven’t returned a message seeking comment.<\/p>\n
\nRepresentatives for Loughlin had no comment.<\/p>\n
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\n12:15 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nFifty people have been charged in what federal officials say is the largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the Justice Department.<\/p>\n
\nAmong those charged are nine coaches of elite schools and 33 parents who prosecutors say paid “enormous sums” to guarantee their children’s admission.<\/p>\n
\nCoaches are accused of taking bribes to admit students at schools including Wake Forest University, Georgetown University and the University of Southern California.<\/p>\n
\nU.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling in Boston said Tuesday at a news conference that the colleges are not targets of the continuing investigation. He says authorities believe other parents were involved.<\/p>\n
\nCourt documents say an admissions consulting company in California was paid $25 million from 2011 through February 2019 to help facilitate the bribes.<\/p>\n
\nParents charged include actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman. Representatives for Loughlin had no comment.<\/p>\n
\nOfficials say parents spent anywhere from $200,000 to $6.5 million to guarantee their children’s admission.<\/p>\n
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\n11:45 a.m.<\/p>\n
\nActresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among at least 40 people indicted in a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal.<\/p>\n
\nLoughlin appeared in the ABC sitcom “Full House,” and Huffman starred in ABC’s “Desperate Housewives.” Both were charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud in indictments unsealed Tuesday in federal court in Boston.<\/p>\n
\nCourt documents say Huffman paid $15,000 that she disguised as a charitable donation so her daughter could partake in the college entrance cheating scam.<\/p>\n
\nCourt papers say a cooperating witness met with Huffman and her husband at their Los Angeles home and explained the scam to them. The cooperator told investigators that Huffman and her spouse “agreed to the plan.”<\/p>\n
\nHuffman is married to actor William H. Macy.<\/p>\n
\nMessages seeking comment have been left with representatives for Huffman and Loughlin.<\/p>\n
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\n11:20 a.m.<\/p>\n
\nCollege coaches and others have been charged in a sweeping admissions bribery case unsealed in federal court.<\/p>\n
\nThe racketeering conspiracy charges unveiled Tuesday were brought against the coaches at schools including Wake Forest University, Georgetown and the University of Southern California.<\/p>\n
\nAuthorities say the coaches accepted bribes in exchange for admitting students as athletes, regardless of their ability.<\/p>\n
\nProsecutors say parents paid an admissions consultant $25 million from 2011 through February 2019 to bribe coaches and administrators to label their children as recruited athletes to boost their chances of getting into schools.<\/p>\n
\nProsecutors allege that fake athletic profiles were also made to make students look like strong high school athletes when they actually weren’t.<\/p>\n
\nAuthorities say the consulting company also bribed administrators of college entrance exams to allow a Florida man to take the tests on behalf of students or replace their answers with his.<\/p>\n
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\n10:45 a.m.<\/p>\n
\nFederal authorities have charged college coaches and others in a sweeping admissions bribery case in federal court.<\/p>\n
\nThe racketeering conspiracy charges were unsealed Tuesday against the coaches at schools including Wake Forest University, Georgetown and the University of Southern California.<\/p>\n
\nAuthorities say the coaches accepted bribes in exchange for admitting students as athletes, regardless of their ability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n