USA v. Colburn, et al

  1. April 08, 2020

    New 'Varsity Blues' Evidence Puts Prosecutors On Defensive

    Federal prosecutors in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case on Wednesday denied allegations that they instructed the scheme's mastermind to lie to Lori Loughlin and other parents and then hid the evidence for over a year, a bombshell claim that experts say is a bad look for the government even if it may not derail the case.

  2. April 01, 2020

    Loughlin Says 'Varsity Blues' Charges Not Tied To Mass.

    Lori Loughlin and other parents caught up in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal argued Wednesday that the charges against them have no connection to Massachusetts, where the case is being tried in federal court, and should be dismissed.

  3. March 31, 2020

    Pandemic Won't Keep 'Varsity Blues' Parents Out Of Prison

    The ongoing coronavirus pandemic will not stop a federal judge from sending parents convicted in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case to prison, he said Tuesday as he sentenced a mother who pled guilty in the scheme to seven months behind bars.

  4. March 30, 2020

    Feds Won't Seek Jail For 'Varsity Blues' Mom During Outbreak

    Ahead of a Tuesday sentencing hearing, federal prosecutors pushed back against efforts by a mother who pled guilty in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case to downplay her involvement in the schemes, but said they would ask the judge to delay any prison term during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  5. March 27, 2020

    Rare 'Varsity Blues' Video Sentence Carries Risks For Defense

    The coronavirus pandemic will force a California mother who pled guilty in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case to be sentenced via videoconference, a rare occurrence that experts say could make it harder for her to garner sympathy from the judge than if she were face-to-face.

  6. March 26, 2020

    'Varsity Blues' Mom Cites Pandemic In Bid To Avoid Prison

    A California mother who pled guilty to agreeing to pay a $400,000 bribe in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal argued Thursday that she should not be sent to prison, citing a U.S. Department of Justice memo urging the use of home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  7. March 25, 2020

    Loughlin, 'Varsity Blues' Parents Want 'Sham' Case Tossed

    Lori Loughlin and other parents caught up in the "Varsity Blues" college admission scandal urged a Massachusetts federal court on Wednesday to throw out the "sham" case against them, saying prosecutors had hidden information that could prove their innocence.

  8. March 18, 2020

    USC Says 'Varsity Blues' Docs Put Students In 'Media Circus'

    The University of Southern California said Wednesday it wants to avoid throwing more than 1,000 of its prospective students into the "media circus" of the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal by handing over their identities to bolster arguments of a defendant in the case.

  9. March 17, 2020

    'Varsity Blues' Pretrial Deadlines Firm Despite Pandemic

    The blanket 60-day extension of pretrial deadlines ordered for federal cases in Massachusetts won't apply to Lori Loughlin and a group of other "Varsity Blues" parents hurtling toward a late September trial date, the judge in the college admissions case said Tuesday.

  10. March 13, 2020

    Ex-Canadian Football Star Latest To Cop Plea In 'Varsity Blues'

    A former Canadian Football League player on Friday admitted to working with the mastermind in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal to have someone take tests in place of his sons, becoming the 32nd defendant to plead guilty in the high-profile case.