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A spokesman said it is ensuring that no gift discussions occur with a family whose child is applying to the Ivy League school.

A California man Friday became the latest defendant set to plead guilty in connection with the nationwide college admissions cheating scam.

A former University of Southern California soccer coach and another defendant pleaded guilty Thursday to charges they were involved in an audacious college admissions cheating scam.

On Wednesday, John Vandemoer was sentenced Wednesday to one day in prison — time already served — plus two years of supervised release.

Court documents filed Friday show Steven Masera will also cooperate with authorities investigating the admissions scandal.

They are among 50 people charged in the scam.

The defendants will each plead guilty to a sole count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud, a felony that carries up to 20 years in prison, records show.

Attorney Gordon Caplan, 52, and wine mogul Agustin Franciso Huneeus Jr., 53, will enter their pleas in US District Court in Boston, records show.

Adam Semprevivo says he’s hardly the first student to gain admittance to Georgetown with padded credentials and says the school violated his due process rights.

Federal prosecutors have recommended that Laura Janke, who allegedly helped Lori Loughlin’s daughter get into USC as a phony crew recruit, serve 27 to 33 months in prison.

The tearful actress admitted her guilt in court in Boston on Monday. A prosecutor asked the judge to sentence Huffman to four months in prison and a $20,000 fine.

Huffman was charged as part of “Operation Varsity Blues,” which found that wealthy parents had allegedly cut large checks to facilitate their admission into elite colleges and universities.

A Los Angeles executive became the third parent to plead guilty in the US college-admissions scandal, saying he paid a bribe to get his son into Georgetown University with a falsified profile as a tennis recruit.

The mother of a Chinese student said she was unwittingly ensnared in a sprawling college admissions scandal.

Jie “Jack” Zhao’s company bought a Virginia fencing academy’s 40,000-square-foot building, valued at roughly $6 million.

Federal prosecutors are pursuing a new set of parents in the college admissions fraud scandal, sending ripples of fear through elite circles in Southern California.

The Hollywood actress will formally plead guilty for participating in the college admissions cheating scandal eight days earlier than expected.

A lawyer for William Rick Singer, requested that his client be allowed to travel to Missouri to visit his son, who wasn’t named.

The glare of the Varsity Blues scandal has obscured the vast ecosystem of other ways that the connected get a leg up.

Attorneys representing a dozen parents had accused prosecutors of evading the court’s system of randomly assigning criminal cases.

Huffman announced Monday that she would plead guilty to paying $15,000 to have a proctor rig her daughter’s college entrance exam score.

The Hollywood actress is the biggest name to agree to a plea deal in “Operation Varsity Blues,” according to a document filed Monday in federal court in Boston.

“I am in full acceptance of my guilt, and with deep regret and shame over what I have done, I accept full responsibility for my actions,” the actress said.

Fencing — that quaint, age-old endeavor of donning armor, a sword, and quietly prodding away at an opponent — has been a stranger to controversy.

Fencing coach Peter Brand sold his home for an unusually high price to the father of a teen eyeing admission to the university. He remains the team’s coach, Harvard said Friday.

A New York attorney announced Friday that he will plead guilty to paying a college consultant $75,000 to boost his daughter’s standardized test score.

See documents related to the sale of Peter Brand’s Needham house to Maryland businessman Jie Zhao, and Zhao’s sale of the home at a substantial loss.

A judge has, however, allowed Homayoun Zadeh to travel abroad for speaking engagements while his case is pending.

The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.

The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.

Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among 13 parents scheduled to appear in federal court in Boston on Wednesday.

In light of the recent college admissions scandal, we’re looking for the public’s help better understanding how families and students play the admissions game.

The suspects who appeared Friday were among 50 defendants charged in the scheme.

The screen star is charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for allegedly paying to facilitate cheating on her daughter’s SATs.

Loughlin and her fashion designer husband have been granted a delay for their initial appearance in federal court on charges in the nationwide college admissions cheating scandal.

Among the defense lawyers going to bat for the actresses are a former Enron prosecutor, a lawyer for pop icon Paula Abdul, and one of the most sought-after attorneys in Boston.

Davina Isackson, 55, of Hillsborough, Calif., made her initial appearance in US District Court in Boston today.

The families involved are accused of getting a tax deduction for their illicit payments.

Hint: Yes.

Cindy Yang was little known outside southern Florida until her name became associated with last month’s arrest of Robert Kraft.

While we are asking ourselves about the access the wealthy have to education, we also have to look at the worth we assign to academic institutions.

There’s no greater system of affirmative action in America than the one designed to benefit the wealthy and well-connected, especially if they’re white.

Prosecutors say David Sidoo paid $200,000 to have someone take the SAT for his two sons. He was released on $1.5 million bail after appearing in court in Boston.

As one of the “poor kids” who walked Boston University’s campus not too long ago, I can tell you that the wealthy’s gaming of the system does not stop at admissions.

Bill McGlashan took socially responsible impact investing to the next level with the $2 billion Rise Fund. Now he’s lost his job for allegedly paying $300,000 in bribes to get his son into college.

At least eight colleges as well as a private high school and numerous nonprofit organizations received donations from William “Rick” Singer’s shadowy charity.

The private college advising industry is largely unregulated, with no requirements for licensure or credentialing.

USC, Yale, and UCLA were among the colleges targeted by the Stanford University students, who are seeking class status.

In light of the college admissions scam and so many other recent scandals, it’s time to remember what we already know.

The company initially took a wait-and-see approach after a federal investigation of the scam involving more than 30 parents was revealed.