USA v. Colburn, et al

  1. June 23, 2020

    Bridgegate No Lifeline For 'Varsity Blues' Parents

    Admission slots to elite universities qualify as property under the mail and wire fraud statutes invoked in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions prosecution, a Massachusetts federal judge said Tuesday, refusing to dismiss the charges despite the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in the Bridgegate case.

  2. June 11, 2020

    Abating Pandemic Keeps 'Varsity Blues' Moms Prison-Bound

    Wielding a pen to rule on a pair of "Varsity Blues" motions, a Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday denied requests by two mothers who pled guilty in the college admissions case to swap their prison sentences for home confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing the abating of the public health crisis.

  3. June 09, 2020

    'Varsity Blues' Feds Say Hot Pockets Heiress Can't Skip Prison

    Federal prosecutors on Monday argued the COVID-19 pandemic is not cause for two mothers, including the daughter of the man who invented Hot Pockets, to avoid their prison terms after pleading guilty in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case.

  4. May 29, 2020

    1st 'Varsity Blues' Trial Date Remains Firm Despite Pandemic

    Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty surrounding when and how jury trials will resume in Massachusetts, a federal judge said Friday the first "Varsity Blues" college admissions fraud trial is still slated to begin in late September.

  5. May 22, 2020

    Lori Loughlin, Husband Plead Guilty In 'Varsity Blues'

    Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, clothing designer Mossimo Giannulli, formally pled guilty in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case Friday morning after maintaining their innocence for more than a year.

  6. May 21, 2020

    Loughlin's 'Sweetheart Deal' May Spark 'Varsity Blues' Pleas

    The decision by actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion-designer husband to plead guilty in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case after losing a motion to dismiss could lead other wealthy parents to throw in the towel in hopes of also securing what one expert called a "sweetheart deal."

  7. May 21, 2020

    Lori Loughlin, Husband To Plead Guilty In 'Varsity Blues'

    Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, clothing designer Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case, according to court documents filed Thursday morning.

  8. May 18, 2020

    'Varsity Blues' Mom Gets Maximum Fine For 'Money Crime'

    A "Varsity Blues" parent who bribed her son's way into UCLA as a phony soccer recruit escaped having to serve more prison time than the five months she spent awaiting extradition in a Madrid jail, but a Massachusetts federal judge on Monday ordered her to fork over the maximum $250,000 fine for what he called a "money crime."

  9. May 13, 2020

    'Varsity Blues' Dad Says Feds Hid Exculpatory FaceTime Call

    Federal investigators scrubbed from their records the existence of a "highly exculpatory" unrecorded 33-minute FaceTime call between "Varsity Blues" mastermind William "Rick" Singer and arrested parent John Wilson, his lawyers told a federal judge Wednesday, asking the court to reconsider a decision to not dismiss the case.

  10. May 11, 2020

    Jury Should Decide 'Varsity Blues' Parents' Fate, Feds Say

    Federal prosecutors pushed back against an array of defense efforts to toss charges in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case on Friday, saying the high-profile case should proceed to trial in the fall before a Massachusetts jury.