USA v. Colburn, et al

  1. September 28, 2021

    Jury Told 'Varsity Blues' Honcho Claimed Steve Jobs As Client

    Lawyers for two parents accused of bribing their children's ways into college sought to show a Boston jury Tuesday that their clients were duped by the ringleader of the "Varsity Blues" scheme, who falsely claimed he had worked with Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs and NFL legend Joe Montana.

  2. September 27, 2021

    Tearful Coach Tells 'Varsity Blues' Jury Of Loughlin Fakery

    A former soccer coach at the University of Southern California told a Boston jury on Monday that she created fake athletic profiles as part of the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal, including one for Lori Loughlin's daughter and another for the daughter of a former casino executive on trial.

  3. September 24, 2021

    Jury Hears USC Coach Never Heard Of 'Varsity Blues' Recruit

    A former assistant coach for the University of Southern California's women's basketball team told a Boston jury Friday she never heard of a purported recruit who prosecutors say got into the school as part of the "Varsity Blues" admissions scheme.

  4. September 23, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Kids' Choice Of Sport Didn't Matter, Jury Hears

    A hedge fund founder accused of bribing his daughters' way into top schools as fake athletic recruits was told by the mastermind of the "Varsity Blues" scheme that one child's choice of sport "doesn't matter" and said the other could be a sailor even though she "hates sailing," jurors heard Thursday.

  5. September 21, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Dad Invited Plotter To Versailles Bash, Jury Told

    A hedge fund founder facing charges in the first "Varsity Blues" trial invited the mastermind of the college admissions bribery plot to an extravagant birthday bash at the former home of the French monarchy, a Boston jury heard Tuesday as prosecutors sought to outline a quid-pro-quo relationship.

  6. September 20, 2021

    USC Admin Felt 'Betrayed' By 'Varsity Blues' Ploy, Jury Hears

    A University of Southern California administrator told a Boston jury Monday she felt "truly betrayed" when she discovered that a co-worker in the athletics department and others had convinced her to sign off on admitting students to the elite school on the basis of fake sports credentials.

  7. September 17, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Jury Hears USC Hoops Recruit Had JV Talent

    A student whose father allegedly bribed his daughter's way into the University of Southern California as a fake basketball recruit was in fact not even good enough to play on her high school's varsity team, jurors in the first "Varsity Blues" trial heard Friday.

  8. September 15, 2021

    Jury Hears 'Varsity Blues' Dad Wanted '2-For-1' Fraud Special

    A hedge fund founder asked the ringleader of the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scheme whether he could get a "two-for-one special" to get his twin daughters into college through a "side door," a Boston jury heard on tape Wednesday.

  9. September 14, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Jury Hears BigLaw Atty's Deal With Mastermind

    "Varsity Blues" prosecutors on Tuesday began building their case that two parents bribed their children's way into elite colleges, playing tapes for a Boston federal jury on which the former co-chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and other defendants not on trial were recorded striking shady "side door" deals with the scheme's ringleader.

  10. September 13, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Parents Blame 'Con Man' As 1st Trial Opens

    The first trial in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case kicked off in a Boston federal courtroom Monday with jurors hearing dueling accounts about payments by parents that were either bribes to get their kids into college or innocent donations made at the behest of the "skilled con man" at the center of the scheme.