USA v. Colburn, et al

  1. July 09, 2021

    USC Professor Cops To Tax Charge In 'Varsity Blues' Case

    A dentistry professor at the University of Southern California admitted Friday to tax charges for writing off bribes that he paid to the central figure in the "Varsity Blues" scheme to get his daughter admitted to the elite school as a fake athletic recruit.

  2. July 06, 2021

    Feds Renew Push For Single 'Varsity Blues' Parents Trial

    Fresh off securing their latest plea deal in the "Varsity Blues" case, federal prosecutors have asked a federal judge in Boston to jettison plans to hold two trials for parents charged in the college testing and admissions scam and try them all together in September.

  3. July 01, 2021

    USC Prof To Admit To Tax Charge In 'Varsity Blues' Scandal

    A professor at the University of Southern California agreed Thursday to plead guilty to a tax charge in connection with the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scheme and allegations that he paid $100,000 to facilitate his own daughter's admission to the school. 

  4. June 29, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Mom's 'Hyperbolic' Dismissal Bid Falls Flat

    A Massachusetts federal judge has denied a "Varsity Blues" defendant's "hyperbolic" pretrial request to toss charges stemming from the college admissions scandal, rejecting claims that agents who arrested her more than two years ago caused her to suffer a dangerous cardiac incident known as broken heart syndrome.

  5. June 18, 2021

    Netflix Attys Face Sanctions Threat In 'Varsity Blues' Doc Suit

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday ordered Netflix's lawyers at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP to explain why they shouldn't be sanctioned for failing to follow a prior court order in a defamation suit brought by one of the parents ensnared in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal.

  6. June 15, 2021

    First 'Varsity Blues' Trial To Premiere In Boston In September

    Five of the eight parents who are still fighting charges in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case will face a Boston jury in September and the rest will be tried in January, a federal judge said Tuesday, anticipating a more "normal" post-pandemic courtroom setup.

  7. June 14, 2021

    Stressful Arrest Doesn't Affect 'Varsity Blues' Case, Feds Say

    A woman who claims her stressful 2019 arrest in the "Varsity Blues" college admission scandal triggered "broken heart syndrome" can't use the rare condition to evade charges now that her trial is looming, federal prosecutors said Friday.

  8. June 10, 2021

    Feds Fight To Corral 'Varsity Blues' Trio In Boston Trial

    A bid by three parents charged in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case to move their trial from Boston to Los Angeles is nothing more than "thinly disguised, late-stage forum shopping," prosecutors said Wednesday.

  9. May 28, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Mom Says Arrest Caused Serious Heart Trouble

    A mother charged in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case asked a federal judge to toss the charges Friday, claiming the heavy show of force agents used in arresting her caused her to suffer a dangerous cardiac incident known as broken heart syndrome.

  10. May 26, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Parents Want Testing Case Moved To California

    Three "Varsity Blues" parents facing a September trial asked a Boston federal judge on Wednesday to transfer their case to California to slim down the size of an eventual Boston trial and separate them from other parents charged in a separate admissions scheme.