USA v. Colburn, et al

  1. February 09, 2022

    Casino Exec Gets 1 Year In Longest 'Varsity Blues' Sentence

    A former casino executive on Wednesday received the longest prison term to date in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case, getting a year and a day, as well as a $250,000 fine for conduct the judge said "boggles the mind."

  2. February 07, 2022

    Casino Exec Deserves Longest 'Varsity Blues' Term, Feds Say

    Federal prosecutors on Friday asked a judge to send a former casino executive to prison for 14 months after a jury convicted the gaming bigwig of paying a $300,000 bribe to get his daughter into college in the "Varsity Blues" case.

  3. December 21, 2021

    1st 'Varsity Blues' Convictions Withstand Challenge

    The first convictions in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case will stand after a Massachusetts federal judge on Monday denied a casino magnate's and hedge fund founder's bids for acquittal or retrial.

  4. December 16, 2021

    'Bewildered' Judge Hands 'Varsity Blues' Mom 6-Week Term

    A judge in the "Varsity Blues" case on Thursday confessed his "bewilderment" and "frustration" with wealthy parents caught up in the college admissions fraud scheme as he handed down a six-week prison term to a liquor distributor CEO who admitted to conning her kid's way into the University of Southern California.

  5. December 15, 2021

    Last 'Varsity Blues' Parent Who Worked With Singer Cops Plea

    All 38 parents accused of working with "Varsity Blues" mastermind William "Rick" Singer to get their children into college through fraud have now pled guilty or been convicted after a California man admitted to his role in the scheme Wednesday.

  6. December 13, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' USC Football Scam Merits Prison, Feds Say

    Prosecutors in the "Varsity Blues" case asked a judge Thursday to approve an agreed-upon six-week prison term for a California mother who they say coordinated "at every turn" with the scheme's ringleader to boost her son's college entrance test scores and bribe his way into the University of Southern California as a fake football recruit.

  7. December 09, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Mom Gets 6 Weeks As 38th Parent Cops Plea

    A Harvard Law-educated media mogul was sentenced to six weeks in prison Thursday for her role in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal, while a co-defendant struck a plea deal, leaving just one parent fighting charges in the sweeping case.

  8. December 07, 2021

    Couple Admits 'Varsity Blues' SAT Scam, Avoiding Trial

    A California couple admitted Tuesday to shelling out $25,000 to buy their son a higher SAT score as part of the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal, pleading guilty to a single charge just a month before they were to stand trial in the high-profile case.

  9. December 06, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Mom, Feds Agree On Prison But Not Culpability

    Prosecutors say she's a liar and a cheat, defense attorneys call her a humble and generous mom, but both sides agree that a Harvard Law-educated media mogul ensnared in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal deserves prison time and a quarter-million-dollar fine when she's sentenced this week.

  10. December 01, 2021

    'Varsity Blues' Couple Cops To Fraud Ahead Of January Trial

    A California couple accused of paying a bribe to secure their son a better SAT score agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to fraud charges stemming from their role in the so-called Varsity Blues scheme, changing their pleas about a month before their case was set to head to trial.