August 17, 2021
Former USC Athletic Director Pat Haden told a Massachusetts federal judge Tuesday he should not have to testify in the upcoming "Varsity Blues" trial, claiming he had no direct knowledge about the alleged admissions scheme.
August 16, 2021
A California woman admitted Monday that she agreed to pay more than $500,000 to have her children admitted to top colleges as fake athletic recruits in the "Varsity Blues" case, after striking a deal with prosecutors on the eve of the high-profile trial.
August 13, 2021
Well-to-do parents set to go on trial in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal want to know if potential jurors are biased against the affluent, according to court papers filed in Massachusetts federal court on Thursday.
August 12, 2021
The former CEO of a California broadcasting company will plead guilty to charges she agreed to pay more than half a million dollars to pass her children off as recruited athletes in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case, according to a Thursday court filing.
August 06, 2021
"Varsity Blues" prosecutors urged a federal judge Friday to reject an "absurd" argument by parents accused of bribing their children's way into college that the government should not be allowed to argue that the scheme took admissions spots from deserving students.
August 02, 2021
Parents preparing to face a jury in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case do not want prosecutors to play up their wealth in front of the panel, according to one of several late Friday filings seeking to exclude certain evidence as the high-profile trial nears.
July 28, 2021
Four parents set for trial in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal accused prosecutors of trying to keep jurors from hearing key evidence, asking a Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday to toss the case if their witnesses are not granted immunity.
July 15, 2021
A Massachusetts federal judge said Thursday that "logistical problems" prevent him from combining two groups of parents charged in the "Varsity Blues" scandal into a single trial, as federal prosecutors had asked.
July 09, 2021
A dentistry professor at the University of Southern California admitted Friday to tax charges for writing off bribes that he paid to the central figure in the "Varsity Blues" scheme to get his daughter admitted to the elite school as a fake athletic recruit.
July 06, 2021
Fresh off securing their latest plea deal in the "Varsity Blues" case, federal prosecutors have asked a federal judge in Boston to jettison plans to hold two trials for parents charged in the college testing and admissions scam and try them all together in September.