Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are among a group of 11 wealthy parents expected in federal court on Wednesday as part of the college admissions scam
The defendants are each charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud in what prosecutors called"Operation Varsity Blues." Authorities say the parents paid a college prep business to cheat on standardized tests and/or bribe college coaches in order to get their children into competitive universities.The hearing will be the first time the public hears anything of significance from Loughlin about her role in the scheme.
Stanford, USC, Georgetown and other universities implicated in the scheme have said they are reviewing the admissions of students accused of participating in the scheme. Last week, Yale rescinded the admission of one student whose family had paid $1.2 million to gain entry under false pretenses.What the complaint saysLoughlin and Huffman are the best-known figures in the scheme, and the accusations against them explain how the admissions scam allegedly worked.
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