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Federal prosecutors so far have named eight universities as unwitting victims of the cheating and say it was the largest-ever college admissions fraud in the U.S. They have charged at least 50 people, including actresses, CEOs and several college coaches with conspiracy to commit racketeering or fraud.
March 12, 2019 at 07:11 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
Federal agents called it “Operation Varsity Blues,” but the college admissions cheating scandal just as easily could be named the “General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Blues.”
The nationwide scandal saw rich parents, including one prominent lawyer, allegedly bribe testing officials and sometimes school coaches on behalf of getting their children admitted to their schools of choice.
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