USA v. Colburn, et al

  1. 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. 

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. May 21, 2021

    Loughlin, Husband Get Court OK For Post-Prison Cabo Trip

    Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion-designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, can shake off the "Varsity Blues" in sunny Cabo after a Massachusetts judge on Thursday approved their plan for a weeklong Mexico vacation while they're out of prison on supervised release.

  10. May 12, 2021

    Ex-TGP Exec Gets 3 Months For 'Varsity Blues' Exam Bribe

    A Massachusetts federal judge sentenced a former TGP Capital private equity executive to three months behind bars Wednesday for paying a $50,000 bribe in the "Varsity Blues" scandal to boost his son's standardized test scores.