USA v. Colburn, et al

  1. August 06, 2020

    Ex-PIMCO CEO Rips Solitary Quarantine In Admissions Case

    The former CEO of Pacific Investment Management Co. spent the first 29 days of his nine-month prison sentence in the "Varsity Blues" case alone in a 77-square-foot prison cell for nearly 24 hours per day due to the COVID-19 pandemic — a harsh sentence that prosecutors have acknowledged, but have not addressed, according to his latest bid for release into home confinement.

  2. July 29, 2020

    'Hypocrite' Financier Gets 6 Months In 'Varsity Blues' Scheme

    A "Varsity Blues" defendant's work to aid disadvantaged children makes him a "hypocrite" for greasing his own kid's way into Georgetown University through bribes, a federal judge said Wednesday, but the charity also helped knock down his prison sentence from potentially over a year to six months.

  3. July 23, 2020

    'Varsity Blues' Judge Rejects 'Gratuitous' Bid To Split Up Trial

    A group of parents ensnared in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal can't split the case into separate trials, a Boston federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying severance would be "gratuitous" and "extremely costly" to the government and the courts.

  4. July 16, 2020

    Feds, 'Varsity Blues' Parents Agree Virus Should Delay Trial

    Federal prosecutors and a group of "Varsity Blues" parents want to delay the first trial in the college admissions case from its scheduled September start, citing witnesses who are caught in COVID-19 hotspots and risks that the Boston court will not be ready by then to handle such a large and "high-profile" jury proceeding.

  5. July 15, 2020

    Footballer Gets 3 Months In 'Varsity Blues' Case

    Former Canadian Football League player David Sidoo will serve three months behind bars for paying $200,000 to have someone take the SAT for his sons — one of two parents sentenced Wednesday in the high-profile "Varsity Blues" college admissions and testing scandal.

  6. July 14, 2020

    'Varsity Blues' Couple Plead Guilty To USC Admission Scam

    A California couple charged in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal pled guilty Tuesday to bribing their daughter's way into the University of Southern California as a fake athletic recruit.

  7. July 13, 2020

    California Couple Cops To 'Varsity Blues' Charges

    A California couple will plead guilty to charges in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal, becoming the 27th and 28th parents to admit their guilt in the high-profile case in a pair of plea agreements filed late Friday.

  8. July 06, 2020

    Judge Hangs Up On 'Varsity Blues' FaceTime Dismissal Bid

    "Varsity Blues" prosecutors won't have to answer why a FaceTime call between a parent charged in the case and the scheme's mastermind was not recorded or memorialized, a federal judge said Monday in an order that also denied the parent's request to reconsider his motion to dismiss.

  9. July 02, 2020

    Ex-Pimco CEO Won't Get New 'Varsity Blues' Sentencing

    A federal judge won't reconsider the former CEO of Pacific Investment Management Co.'s nine-month prison term in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case, ruling Thursday that he failed to show the government withheld evidence suggesting he's innocent.

  10. June 24, 2020

    'Varsity Blues' Parents Can't Get Wiretap Evidence Tossed

    Parents fighting charges in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case lost a bid to throw out evidence recovered from calls and emails between them and the scheme's mastermind after a federal judge ruled Wednesday that the government showed the interceptions were necessary and properly authorized.