The probe spawned allegations of faking athletic profiles and cheating on standardized tests.
By Des Bieler Des Bieler Sports reporter covering national topics, including fantasy football, as well as supporting coverage of D.C.-area teams Email Bio Follow March 14 at 6:00 AM A pair of actresses, Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, were the big names that immediately popped out of the arrests and indictments Tuesday in connection with a sprawling FBI investigation into college admissions fraud.
According to court documents, bribes to Center were arranged by a Houston-area resident named Martin Fox, who was charged with racketeering conspiracy. Fox, 62, was described by authorities as having been the president of a private tennis academy, and he was said to have also bribed a Houston teacher and standardized-test administrator named Lisa “Niki” Williams.
Singer, the 58-year-old founder of the Edge College & Career Network, as well the CEO of a charitable foundation that figured heavily in the investigation, pleaded guilty Tuesday to racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of justice.
Yale President Peter Salovey said Tuesday that he was “profoundly dismayed and disturbed” by the investigation’s findings, but he emphasized that Meredith “no longer works at the university,” which he described as the “victim of a crime.” Salovey added, “The corrupt behavior alleged by the Department of Justice is an affront to our university’s deeply held values of inclusion and fairness.
While Vavic was alleged to have received bribes totaling at least $250,000, authorities claimed Heinel took in more than $1.3 million to falsely portray applicants as athletes. Khosroshahin and Janke, both of whom had left USC by 2014 and went on to run a private soccer club, were accused of receiving $350,000 for similar actions.
In a statement Tuesday to the Georgetown community , university administrators said that Ernst “has not coached our tennis team since December 2017, when he was placed on leave after the Office of Undergraduate Admissions identified irregularities in his recruitment practices and the University initiated an internal investigation.
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