Massachusetts prosecutors announced Tuesday that they are levying additional charges against seven university athletic officials and others previously charged in the 'Varsity Blues' college admissions scandal.
The parents are charged with conspiracy to commit federal program bribery and are accused of paying off employees of the University of Southern California to admit their children,
The parents are charged with conspiracy to commit federal program bribery and are accused of paying off employees of the University of Southern California to admit their children, prosecutors detailed in aThe defendants include Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli, along with Gamal Abdelaziz, Diane Blake, Todd Blake, Elisabeth Kimmell, William McGlashan, Jr., Marci Palatella, John Wilson, Homayoun Zadeh and Robert Zangrillo.
Through Singer, prosecutors allege, parents bribed university officials for spots at top colleges and universities. The scheme also involved cheating on college admissions exams and forging photos to make students look like star high school athletes. Federal agents code-named the case "Operation Varisty Blues."
Those defendants are Gordon Ernst, Donna Heinel, Jorge Salcedo, Mikaela Sanford, Jovan Vavic, Niki Williams and William Ferguson, who were all previously charged with racketeering conspiracy.
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