JUST IN: 14 defendants, including Felicity Huffman, to plead guilty in college admissions scandal.
dubbed "Operation Varsity Blues" by federal prosecutors after the school launched its own probe and found she used phony sailing credentials to bolster her entrance application, officials said.
The ousted Stanford student, who was not identified, is one of three student applicants to the private Northern California school who have been investigated in the aftermath of the scam that has cast a shadow over its admissions process. The school's sailing coach, John Vandemoer, was fired last month after pleading guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy stemming from the nationwide scandal.
A general view of the campus of Stanford University including Hoover Tower and buildings of the Main Quadrangle, Oct. 27, 2018, in Palo Alto, Calif. The university said the expelled student is the only one under investigation who was admitted to the Palo Alto school. "We determined that some of the material in the student’s application is false and, in accordance with our policies, have rescinded admission," Stanford officials said in a statement. "Any credits earned have also been vacated. The student is no longer on Stanford’s campus."
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