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Former Yale Head Coach Sentenced In College Admissions Case Former Yale Head Coach Sentenced In College Admissions Case
Former Yale Head Coach Sentenced In College Admissions Case A former Yale University women's soccer coach was sentenced for accepting bribes to facilitate the admission of students to Yale as purported athletic recruits. New Haven County resident Rudolph "Rudy" Meredith, age 54, of Madison, was sentenced to five months in prison and one year of supervised release on Wednesday, Nov. 9, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. He was also ordered to pay a $19,000 fine and forfeiture of $557,774, the US Attorney's Office said. The US Attorney's Office said Meredith pleaded guilty to one co…
Lori Loughlin, Designer Husband Sentenced For College Admissions Scam Lori Loughlin, Designer Husband Sentenced For College Admissions Scam
Lori Loughlin, Designer Husband Sentenced For College Admissions Scam Long Island native Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, will spend time behind bars for paying bribes in the so-called "Operation Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal. Loughlin, the former “Full House” star, was sentenced to two months in prison on Friday, Aug. 21, while her husband was sentenced to five months for their roles in conspiring to pay a half-million-dollar bribe to get the couple’s two daughters into the University of Southern California. The two had been engaged in a legal battle over the "Operation Varsity Blues" college admissions scam for…
Actress Lori Loughlin, Husband Agree To Plead Guilty, Serve Prison Time For College Scandal Actress Lori Loughlin, Husband Agree To Plead Guilty, Serve Prison Time For College Scandal
Actress Lori Loughlin, Husband Agree To Plead Guilty, Serve Prison Time For College Scandal Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, will spend time behind bars for paying bribes in the so-called "Operation Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal. The “Full House” star, who grew up on Long Island in Hauppauge, and her fashion designer husband, allegedly paid $500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California, having them pose as rowing recruits as part of an elaborate scheme, though neither was involved in the sport. Loughlin, 55, will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, while …
Ex-Northern Westchester Resident Felicity Huffman Begins Prison Sentence For Admissions Scandal Ex-Northern Westchester Resident Felicity Huffman Begins Prison Sentence For Admissions Scandal
Ex-Northern Westchester Resident Felicity Huffman Begins Prison Sentence For Admissions Scandal Westchester native Felicity Huffman turned herself in to authorities to start her sentence in the nation’s largest college admissions scandal. The 56-year-old former “Desperate Housewives” star, who grew up in Bedford, was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 13 to 14 days in federal prison, a $30,000 fine, one year of supervised release and 250 hours of community service. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, she surrendered to authorities at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California to begin her sentence. In prison, Huffman will have inmate number 77806-112. "Ms. Huffman is prepared to serve th…
Ex-Northern Westchester Resident Felicity Huffman Will Serve Prison Time For Admissions Scandal Ex-Northern Westchester Resident Felicity Huffman Will Serve Prison Time For Admissions Scandal
Ex-Northern Westchester Resident Felicity Huffman Will Serve Prison Time For Admissions Scandal Westchester native Felicity Huffman will spend time behind bars for her role in the nation’s largest college admissions scandal. The 56-year-old former “Desperate Housewives” star, who grew up in Bedford, was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 13 to 14 days in jail, a $30,000 fine, one year of supervised release and 250 hours of community service. Huffman pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. She will turn herself in on Friday, Oct. 25 to begin her stint in jail. "There are no excuses or justifications for my actions. Period," Huffman said in a s…
‘A Catalog Of Wealth And Privilege’: Details Emerge In Takedown Of College Bribery Scam ‘A Catalog Of Wealth And Privilege’: Details Emerge In Takedown Of College Bribery Scam
‘A Catalog Of Wealth And Privilege’: Details Emerge In Takedown Of College Bribery Scam Click here for an updated story: Prominent Greenwich Attorney Among Those Charged In College Bribery Scheme  Details have emerged a day after the takedown of a coast-to-coast takedown of a college admissions bribery scheme involving top coaches and dozens of wealthy parents. The 33 parents, described by US Attorney Andrew E. Lelling of Massachusetts as a "catalog of wealth and privilege," paid off a total of $25 million to a sham charity set up by the ringleader of the plot, William "Rick" Singer, 58, a California-based private college counseling veteran, who has agreed to forfeit $3.4…