Parents Accused in College-Admissions Scandal Appear in Federal Court

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Many of the prominent parents accused of paying a combined $25 million to illegally land their children at elite colleges began appearing in a Boston federal court on Friday

BOSTON—Many of the prominent parents accused of paying a combined $25 million to illegally land their children at elite colleges began appearing in court Friday, drawing a phalanx of news cameras and high-powered legal teams to the harborside federal courthouse here.

About a dozen of the 33 parents accused of participating in the national college-admissions scandal have scheduled court hearings Friday, with more slated to appear in the coming days. Each is scheduled to appear before U.S. District Judge M. Page Kelley on a...

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