April 11, 2019
A group of parents seeking a new judge to oversee their cases connected to the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal learned Thursday they will have to take their pitch to the very judge they hope to avoid.
April 09, 2019
"Full House" star Lori Loughlin and 15 other parents connected to the nationwide college admissions scandal known as "Varsity Blues" have been indicted by a federal grand jury and face an additional charge of money laundering conspiracy, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts said Tuesday.
April 03, 2019
Hollywood stars Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, along with ex-Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP co-chair Gordon Caplan, faced a federal judge for the first time Wednesday after being charged in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal, attracting a crush of media and autograph-seekers to the waterfront Boston courthouse.
March 26, 2019
Parents charged in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal are bolstering their defense ranks with attorneys from firms like Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, adding to the growing number of BigLaw outfits involved in the cases, according to filings made Tuesday in Massachusetts federal court.
March 21, 2019
Attorneys from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Dentons and Greenberg Traurig LLP have been added to the ranks of defense counsel in the college admissions fraud scheme federal prosecutors revealed last week.
March 15, 2019
A wealthy Canadian businessman, philanthropist and former football star pled not guilty and said he looks forward to fighting allegations that he paid $200,000 to have someone take his sons' SATs during his initial appearance in a Massachusetts federal court Friday afternoon.