USA v. Colburn, et al

  1. May 10, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Cost Me 'Life's Work,' Ex-TPG Exec Tells Court

    A California private equity executive who pled guilty in the "Varsity Blues" bribery scandal said Friday he's suffered enough since giving up his "life's work" at TPG Capital, asking a Massachusetts federal court to accept an agreed-upon three-month prison sentence.

  2. April 13, 2021

    Feds Will Let 'Varsity Blues' Couple Juggle Parenting, Prison

    Federal prosecutors will not stand in the way of a California couple's request to stagger their prison terms in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case so they can take turns handling parenting duties, according to a court filing Monday.

  3. March 17, 2021

    Ex-Pimco CEO Drops Appeal Of 'Varsity Blues' Sentence

    The former CEO of Pacific Investment Management Co. has backed off appealing his nine-month prison sentence in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal, according to a Wednesday court filing.

  4. February 16, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Parents Will Have Single September Trial

    Two sets of parents charged with involvement in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal will have their cases rejoined for one trial in September, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, citing "optimistic anticipation" that a trial at that time will be safe.

  5. February 10, 2021

    Former PE Exec Pleads Guilty To 'Varsity Blues' Fraud

    A former private equity executive nabbed in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal admitted Wednesday to paying $50,000 to boost his son's standardized test scores, pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud in the sprawling corruption prosecution.

  6. February 05, 2021

    Former Calif. PE Exec To Cop To 'Varsity Blues' Fraud Charge

    An ex-senior executive at a San Francisco-based private equity firm has agreed to plead guilty to a wire fraud charge stemming from his involvement in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case, according to a plea agreement filed Friday in Massachusetts federal court.

  7. February 04, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Mom Gets Prison Term Delayed To Get Vaccine

    A California woman on Thursday was granted a delayed start to her six-week prison sentence in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case in order to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, after telling a federal judge that it's a "modest" request.

  8. January 26, 2021

    Giannulli Must Serve 'Varsity Blues' Term Despite Quarantine

    Clothing designer Mossimo Giannulli, who was sentenced to prison along with his wife, actress Lori Loughlin, for their roles in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case, was denied an early release Tuesday despite complaints about the weeks he spent in quarantine while behind bars.

  9. January 25, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Parents Seek Another Trial Delay Due To Virus

    A group of parents scheduled to head to trial in April over their alleged role in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal asked a Massachusetts federal judge Monday to delay their trial once again, citing increasing COVID-19 cases and the spread of more contagious coronavirus variants.

  10. January 20, 2021

    Lockdown No Reason To Cut 'Varsity Blues' Term, Feds Say

    The eight weeks of solitary quarantine that clothing designer Mossimo Giannulli underwent at the outset of his "Varsity Blues" prison sentence due to the pandemic wasn't "unforeseeable," prosecutors said in a late-Tuesday filing, objecting to his request for home confinement.