Analysis

'Varsity Blues' Verdict Takes Pressure Off Feds — For Now

By Chris Villani ( October 12, 2021, 8:47 PM EDT) -- Prosecutors' clean sweep in the first trial over the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scheme gives them a road map for victory in future cases without needing to call a central witness who has been accused of stretching the truth, but it leaves the convicted parents with meaty appellate issues, experts say. . . .

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