Federal prosecutors in the US college admissions scandal have expanded their probe by convicting the first participant from beyond the world of the California-based consultant accused of orchestrating the fraud.

The former head of a biotech company in the Philadelphia area, admitted paying $50,000 to a Georgetown University tennis coach to help his daughter win admission to Georgetown.

This is the 55th person charged in the case of wealthy parents and their bribe payments with sports coaches and others with influence over college admissions.

Beyond Georgetown, other universities identified as places where parents allegedly cheated to help win admissions for their children include Yale, Stanford, Wake Forest and the University of Southern California.

When the US Attorney Andrew Lelling first revealed the scandal in March 2019, representatives of US colleges cited its limited nature – growing solely out of Singer’s activities, with no apparent knowledge of college leadership – as reasons why members of Congress should reconsider their initial threats to pursue some kind of legislative response.

Noticia en Times Higher Education

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