Actress Lori Loughlin was released from a California prison on Monday morning, concluding her sentence for crimes she committed in connection with the “Varsity Blues” college admissions bribery scandal. Loughlin and her husband reportedly paid $500,000 in a scheme to have their daughters admitted to the University of Southern California.
Actress Lori Loughlin’s daughter, Olivia Jade Giannulli, said in an interview this week that she is the “poster child of white privilege.” Giannulli ducked media requests for months after her parents paid a $500,000 bribe to have their daughters admitted to the University of Southern California. In August, Gianulli’s mother was sentenced to two months in prison over her involvement in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions bribery scandal.
A former Georgetown University tennis coach is facing additional charges in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal this week. Coach Gordon Ernst, who has also served as the Obama family tennis coach, now faces three counts of federal programs bribery, three counts of filing false tax returns, aiding and abetting wire and mail fraud, and racketeering conspiracy amongst other charges.
BOSTON (AP) — “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin must serve two months in prison and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, must serve five months for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California as rowing recruits, a federal judge ruled Friday.
A wealthy Chinese national living in Canada was sentenced to her time served of approximately five months in prison and a $250,000 fine for paying a bribe to have her son admitted to UCLA. The woman worked with William “Rick” Singer,” who pled guilty to being the mastermind of the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scheme, to have her son admitted as a soccer recruit even though he had never played competitive soccer.
Federal prosecutors released the staged rowing photos that actress Lori Loughlin allegedly used to help her daughter gain admission to USC. Last spring, the Justice Department accused Loughlin of bribing USC officials to help her daughters gain admission to the university as part of the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal.
UCLA has tried to block a subpoena request from a California state judge on a case connected to the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal.
BOSTON (AP) — TV actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, will go on trial in October on charges that they bribed their daughters’ way into the University of Southern California, a federal judge said Thursday.
Michelle Janavs, the heiress to the Hot Pockets fortune, admitted this week that she paid $200,000 to have her daughter admitted to the USC as part of the “Varsity Blues” college admissions bribe scandal. She was sentenced to five months in prison during a hearing that took place this week.
A Chinese citizen living in the United Kingdom admitted this week that she paid $400,000 to have her son admitted to UCLA. The mother also admitted that she helped her son create a fake athletic profile as part of the scheme. Xiaoning Sui is the latest parent to face charges as part of the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal.
Recently published court documents revealed the list of fake accomplishments that actress Lori Loughlin’s daughter used to gain admission to the University of Southern California as part of the “Varsity Blues” college admissions bribery scandal.
The children of those involved in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal now want answers from their parents. In one case highlighted by the Wall Street Journal, Devin Sloane was arrested in connection with a bribe he made to have his son admitted to a top school, leaving his son wondering why his father didn’t believe in him in the first place.
A Massachusetts father that allegedly paid $220,000 to have his son admitted to USC was charged on Tuesday with tax fraud.
The University of Southern California has taken action by firing three officials with ties to the college admissions scandal involving actress Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli, according to a report.
American universities were rocked this year by the “Varsity Blues” scandal, a wide-ranging college admissions bribery scheme uncovered by the DOJ that involved Hollywood celebrities and Silicon Valley executives.
2019 was a crazy year at colleges and universities around the country. From teachers planning to remove “racism” in math to parents engaging in elaborate bribery scams to get their kids into the best schools, Breitbart Tech has assembled our top five craziest college stories of the year.
California mother Karen Littlefair pleaded guilty to charges alleging that she paid for someone to take online college classes on behalf of her son so that he could graduate from Georgetown University. Littlefair pleaded guilty on Monday and is the latest parent to be charged amid the infamous “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal that unfolded earlier this year.
Lori Loughlin’s daughter, Olivia Jade, posted a video to YouTube on Sunday in which she suggested that she wants to “move on”from the college bribery scandal. Loughlin is currently facing years in prison for her alleged decision to bribe the University of Southern California in exchange for admission for her two daughters.
SAT administrator Igor Dvorskiy is expected to plead guilty to his role in the college bribery scam in a Boston courthouse on Wednesday.
Actress Lori Loughlin pleaded not guilty on Friday to new charges against her in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal.
Actress Felicity Huffman, who plead guilty over her role in the Varsity Blues college admissions bribery scandal, was released from prison on Friday. Huffman served 11 days of a 14-day sentence.
Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, along with other defendants in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions bribery scandal, were hit with additional charges on Tuesday over their role in the scam.
Harvard announced this week that it will implement new measures to protect against admissions fraud that will ensure recruited athletes are actually capable of playing their sport at the collegiate level.
Actress Felicity Huffman has reported to a Northern California prison on Tuesday to start serving her 14-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to her participation in the college admissions scandal, according to reports.
A California winemaker was sentenced to five months in prison over his role in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions bribery scandal. He had pled guilty to paying $300,000 to get his daughter into USC.
Actress Felicity Huffman received a 14-day prison sentence on Friday afternoon for her role in the “Varsity Blues” college bribery scandal.
A new report suggests that Hollywood actress Lori Loughlin refused to plead guilty for her alleged role in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions bribery scandal because she thought that all rich people bribed colleges in exchange for their children’s admission.
New reports claim that college admissions scam mastermind William “Rick” Singer told white students to lie about their race on their college applications.
BOSTON (AP) — Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman has pleaded guilty to participating in the college admissions cheating scheme.
Annapurna Television has announced that it will develop a television series based on the infamous college admissions scandal that unfolded over the past few months. The show will follow the plot of an upcoming book entitled, Accepted.
Five Chinese graduates of UCLA and Cal State Fullerton have been arrested by federal authorities, accused of helping 40 Chinese nationals cheat on English proficiency exams for university admission.
Two parents from the bay area are the first to plead guilty in the wide-ranging college admissions scam. They were accused of paying $250,000 to ensure their daughter’s admission to UCLA.
The New York Times revealed this week that the parents of former Yale student Sherry Guo allegedly paid $1.2 million to have their daughter admitted into the Ivy League university.
Former USC Athletics Director Donna Heinel, who allegedly took $1.3 million in bribes as a part of the college admissions scandal, was spotted driving for Lyft last week.
A source close to Lori Loughlin claims that the actress is concerned that the college admissions scandal she is charged with taking part in is ruining her legacy.
A source close to Lori Loughlin claims that she doesn’t like that people are calling her a “cheater” over her alleged role in the college admissions scandal.
Morrie Tobin, a California financier, provided federal prosecutors with the tip that launched the college admissions scam investigation.
Several sources told the Daily Mail on Wednesday that Lori Loughlin’s daughters, Olivia Jade and Isabella Giannulli, are now facing a criminal investigation into their knowledge on the college admissions scandal.
An anonymous source claims that former Full House actress Lori Loughlin is freaking out over the possibility that she may serve jail time for her alleged role in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal.
Federal authorities announced on Tuesday that Lori Loughlin and her husband have been indicted by a federal grand jury with regards to their involvement in William “Rick” Singer’s college admissions scam.
