Event
College admissions bribery case (Operation Varsity Blues)
Federal case unsealed 12 March 2019 over cheating on entrance exams and bribes to coaches to pass students off as athletic recruits.
- Dates
- 12 Mar 2019
- The Endowment20 scenes
- How are College admissions bribery case (Operation Varsity Blues) and … connected?
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Massachusetts lists dozens of defendants, among them coaches, parents and exam administrators. No source used here ties the case to an endowment.
Connections 3
involved
- William Rick Singer pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate; sentenced to 42 months Primary record 1
- Yale University a coach there was among those implicated Primary record 1
- Stanford University a coach there was among those implicated Primary record 1
Timeline 1 date
- 12 Mar 2019 College admissions bribery case (Operation Varsity Blues)
Proof 1 source
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Investigations of College Admissions and Testing Bribery Scheme, U.S. Department of Justice, 12 Mar 2019.
Primary record
3/12/2019 - Defendant pled guilty and agreed to cooperate with the government's investigation.
Athletic coaches from Yale, Stanford, USC, Wake Forest and Georgetown, among others, are implicated, as well as parents and exam administrators.
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