As celebs hit court in bribe case, 1 parent to plead guilty

BOSTON (AP) — A packaged-food entrepreneur from California became the first of the 33 parents charged in the college bribery scandal to agree to plead guilty, disclosing the deal Wednesday as Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin appeared in court along with some of the other defendants. Peter Jan Sartorio, 53, was accused of... Read More

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Admissions Scheme

April 3, 2019

Second ex-aide to former Texas congressman gets prison term

HOUSTON (AP) — A second ex-aide to disgraced former Texas Congressman Steve Stockman is following his boss to prison over a scam to spend charitable donations on personal and campaign costs. Federal prosecutors in Houston say Jason Posey of Tupelo, Mississippi, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months and ordered to repay more than $720,000. Posey... Read More

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April 3, 2019

Loughlin, Huffman due in court in college admissions scam

BOSTON (AP) — Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are expected in court Wednesday to face charges that they participated in a wide-ranging college admissions cheating scam. The actresses along with Loughlin’s fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli and dozens of others were charged last month in a scheme in which authorities say parents paid an... Read More

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Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin

March 29, 2019

Parents headed to court in college admissions cheating scam

BOSTON (AP) — More than a dozen parents charged in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme are due in court. They are expected to make initial appearances Friday in federal court in Boston. They’re among 33 prominent parents charged in what authorities have called the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted. Authorities say the parents... Read More

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March 29, 2019

Fake heiress’ life of luxury left others footing big bills

NEW YORK (AP) — Anna Sorokin traveled in celebrity circles and tossed $100 tips — all the more reason to believe she was the German heiress she said she was. But behind the jet-set lifestyle and pricey threads, prosecutors have said, was a fraudster who bilked friends, banks and hotels for a taste of the... Read More

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Anna Sorokin

March 27, 2019

Heiress hoax scores woman celebrity treatment, and charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Anna Sorokin traveled in celebrity circles and tossed $100 tips — all the more reason to believe she was the German heiress she said she was. But behind the jet-set lifestyle and pricey threads, prosecutors say, was a fraudster who bilked friends, banks and hotels for a taste of the high... Read More

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Anna Sorokin

March 26, 2019

Sentencing set for man who duped Alabama town

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to scamming an Alabama town for nearly $2 million is due in federal court to find out how long he will go to prison. Sentencing for 43-year-old Kyle Sandler is scheduled for Tuesday morning in Montgomery. Sandler moved to the east Alabama town of Opelika (Oh-puh-LIE-kuh)... Read More

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Kyle Sandler

March 25, 2019

Duke University pays $112M to settle faked research lawsuit

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Duke University will pay $112 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit after federal prosecutors said the school used a research technician’s fake data to land federal grants. The Justice Department claimed in its lawsuit that the private university in Durham knowingly submitted claims for dozens of research grants that contained falsified... Read More

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March 21, 2019

‘Full House’ to big house in college scheme? Experts differ

BOSTON (AP) — Could Aunt Becky be headed to prison? It could go either way, experts say. Some of the wealthy parents accused of paying bribes to get their kids into top universities may get short stints behind bars, if convicted, to send a message that the privileged are not above the law, some lawyers... Read More

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Admissions Scheme

March 15, 2019

Students target colleges in lawsuit over bribery scheme

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In one of the first lawsuits to come out of the college bribery scandal, several students are suing Yale, Georgetown, Stanford and other schools involved in the case, saying they and others were denied a fair shot at admission. The plaintiffs brought the class-action complaint Wednesday in federal court in San... Read More

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Admissions Scheme

March 14, 2019

Manafort faces state charges after drawing more federal time

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to a total of seven and a half years in prison on federal charges, then was hit almost immediately with fresh state charges in New York that could put him outside the president’s power to pardon. In Washington on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Amy... Read More

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Paul Manafort

March 14, 2019

Parents charged in admissions scheme roll through US courts

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colleges and companies moved swiftly to distance themselves from employees swept up in a nationwide college admissions scheme, many of them coaches accused of taking bribes and others prominent parents accused of angling to get their children into top schools by portraying them as recruited athletes. That celebrities were among the... Read More

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March 13, 2019

Smollett team: Court cameras would show state’s flimsy case

CHICAGO (AP) — A lawyer for Jussie Smollett said Tuesday that she would welcome cameras in the courtroom during the “Empire” actor’s trial on charges accusing him of lying to the police, saying there has been a lot of leaked misinformation and cameras would allow the public to “see the evidence and the lack thereof.”... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

March 13, 2019

Feds charge dozens in widespread US college admissions scam

BOSTON (AP) — A fast-moving college admissions scandal moved from bombshell indictments to guilty pleas in a matter of hours, yet the full fallout from the federal case against the rich and famous could take months or more to unfold. Big names such as actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin headline the list of some... Read More

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As celebs hit court in bribe case, 1 parent to plead guilty

Second ex-aide to former Texas congressman gets prison term

Loughlin, Huffman due in court in college admissions scam

Parents headed to court in college admissions cheating scam

Fake heiress’ life of luxury left others footing big bills

Heiress hoax scores woman celebrity treatment, and charges

Sentencing set for man who duped Alabama town

Duke University pays $112M to settle faked research lawsuit

‘Full House’ to big house in college scheme? Experts differ

Students target colleges in lawsuit over bribery scheme

Manafort faces state charges after drawing more federal time

Parents charged in admissions scheme roll through US courts

Smollett team: Court cameras would show state’s flimsy case

Feds charge dozens in widespread US college admissions scam

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