More wealthy parents under scrutiny by prosecutors in college admissions scandal

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https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-college-admissions-scandal-parents-20190325-story.html

More wealthy parents under scrutiny by prosecutors in college admissions scandal

By Richard Winton and Matthew Ormseth

Mar 25, 2019 | 4:20 PM

As the college admissions scandal investigation widens, more parents are coming under scrutiny. Sources familiar with the investigation but not authorized to discuss it say several parents and their attorneys have been informed they are the subject of the federal inquiry.

More than 750 parents used self-described “master coach” William “Rick” Singer’s services, according to prosecutors. While 33 have been charged, the sources say prosecutors have sent subpoenas to high schools in Southern California with names of students whose parents have not been charged — which suggests authorities are preparing to expand the number of prosecutions.
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The scheme, which began in 2011, centered on a Newport Beach college placement firm run by Singer. Wealthy parents are accused of paying Singer to help their children cheat on college entrance exams and to falsify athletic records of students to enable them to secure admission to elite schools, including UCLA, USC, Stanford, Yale and Georgetown, court records show.
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Meanwhile, a dozen athletic coaches, test administrators and others charged in the nationwide college admissions scandal — including former USC senior assistant athletic director Donna Heinel — pleaded not guilty Monday to a variety of fraud and conspiracy charges.
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