USA v. Colburn, et al

  1. April 10, 2024

    'Varsity Blues' Judge Won't Recuse From Bid For Plea Redo

    The Boston federal judge overseeing the waning "Varsity Blues" college admissions case said Wednesday he should be the one to decide whether a parent who pled guilty in the scandal's early days should be able to have the conviction erased, calling her recusal bid "fraught with judge-shopping."

  2. March 04, 2024

    'Varsity Blues' Feds Rip 'Alice-In-Wonderland' Bid To Nix Plea

    Federal prosecutors in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case said Monday that a former television executive's bid to vacate her guilty plea is "built on an Alice-in-Wonderland version of events" in which pretrial litigation and rulings in her case never occurred.

  3. February 23, 2024

    New 'Varsity Blues' Judge Should Hear Plea Redo, Parent Says

    A former television executive looking to have her guilty plea wiped out in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case asked Friday for a different judge, arguing that U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton's "incorrect" ruling is the basis for her motion to vacate her conviction.

  4. February 06, 2024

    Former TV Exec Wants 'Varsity Blues' Plea Canceled

    A former television executive who pled guilty to a conspiracy charge in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case asked a federal judge Monday to vacate her guilty plea, arguing that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling "knocks the legs out from under" her conviction.

  5. September 29, 2023

    PE Exec Avoids Prison On 'Varsity Blues' Tax Charge

    A parent whose "Varsity Blues" fraud and bribery convictions were undone by the First Circuit was sentenced Friday to six months of home confinement for taking tax deductions on payments he made to the ringleader of the college admissions scheme, with a judge rejecting the government's bid for a 15-month prison term.

  6. August 29, 2023

    'Varsity Blues' Dad Rips Feds' 'Vindictive' Sentencing Request

    A parent awaiting sentencing for a tax charge linked to the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case ripped the government for "transparent vindictiveness" in seeking the same 15-month prison term he received before most of the conviction was tossed by the First Circuit.

  7. August 25, 2023

    Feds Again Say 'Varsity Blues' Dad Won't Face Second Trial

    Federal prosecutors have stressed that they have no intention to re-try a parent whose conviction in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case was largely thrown out by the First Circuit but argued there is still no legal reason to dismiss his case permanently as the defense has requested.

  8. August 15, 2023

    'Varsity Blues' Dad Seeks No Jail In 'Misbegotten Prosecution'

    A parent facing sentencing in Boston on a single tax charge connected to the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case argued Tuesday that probation is punishment enough following a First Circuit victory that wiped away nearly his entire conviction, saying he's endured four years of a "misbegotten prosecution."

  9. August 14, 2023

    Feds Seek 15 Mos. For 'Varsity Blues' Dad's Lone Count

    Federal prosecutors on Monday argued that a parent whose conviction in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case was largely thrown out should still spend 15 months behind bars for the remaining tax conviction, matching his previous sentence for the broader scheme.

  10. August 07, 2023

    Feds Fight 'Varsity Blues' Dad's Bid To Get His $1M Back

    Federal prosecutors argued Monday that a parent whose conviction in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case was largely nixed by the First Circuit is not entitled to a refund for the $1 million he paid to the scheme's ringleader.