William Singer

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.

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.

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.

New reports claim that college admissions scam mastermind William “Rick” Singer told white students to lie about their race on their college applications.

Morrie Tobin, a California financier, provided federal prosecutors with the tip that launched the college admissions scam investigation.

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.

Yale University rescinded an offer of admission this week to a student who allegedly participated in William “Rick” Singer’s college admissions bribery scandal.