USA v. Colburn, et al

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. September 10, 2021

    Loughlin Film Trip Greenlighted By 'Varsity Blues' Judge

    Actress and "Varsity Blues" convict Lori Loughlin is heading to Canada for a film gig, winning a Boston federal judge's approval on Friday for the international travel request during her post-prison term of supervised release, just days before co-defendants in the college admissions case head to trial.

  4. September 10, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Mastermind Not Expected To Testify At Trial

    The mastermind behind the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scheme is not expected to take the stand during the high-profile case's first trial, federal prosecutors revealed Friday.

  5. September 09, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Judge Seals Jury Selection, Stoking Criticism

    Jury empanelment in the high-profile "Varsity Blues" college admissions case took place behind closed doors Thursday as a judge shut off both in-person and remote access, an unusual decision that First Amendment attorneys say runs afoul of U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

  6. September 08, 2021

    Feds Don't Want 'Varsity Blues' Families 'Introduced' To Jury

    Family members of parents going on trial over the "Varsity Blues" scandal should be sequestered during opening statements, federal prosecutors have urged, adding that these family members also should not be "introduced" during opening statements because doing so would only appeal to jurors' sympathies.

  7. September 07, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Parents Say Feds Tried To Bully Witnesses

    "Varsity Blues" prosecutors attempted to bully a group of witnesses in the college admissions scheme into not sitting for interviews with the defense, according to a filing Tuesday by two parents who are leveling new misconduct claims ahead of their trial scheduled for next week.

  8. August 31, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Parents Say Zoom Trial Will Stir 'Media Frenzy'

    Two parents set for trial in the "Varsity Blues" college admission scandal asked a Massachusetts federal judge on Monday not to live stream the proceedings, claiming the broadcast would whip up a "media frenzy" and spoil their shot at a fair trial.

  9. August 26, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Parent Cops To Fraud Charge Ahead Of Trial

    A California woman charged in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case admitted Thursday to bribing her son's way into the University of California as a fake football recruit, becoming the 33rd parent to cop to federal charges in the high-profile prosecution.

  10. August 24, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Trial Pared Down As Another Parent Takes Deal

    Just weeks before she was slated to face a jury, the CEO of a California liquor distributor on Tuesday struck a plea deal in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case that calls for her to spend six weeks in prison.