Actresses Felicity Huffman & Lori Loughlin are among dozens of wealthy parents, elite college coaches & college prep executives accused of carrying out a nationwide fraud to get students into prestigious colleges, according to a massive federal indictment.
The scheme had two major pieces. In the first part, parents allegedly paid a college prep organization to take the test on behalf of students or to correct their answers. Second, the organization allegedly bribed college coaches to help admit the students into college as recruited athletes, regardless of their abilities, prosecutors said.Federal court documents also allege that some defendants created fake athletic profiles for students to make them appear to be successful athletes.
Giannulli and Loughlin allegedly agreed to pay bribes totaling $500,000 in exchange for having their two daughters designated as recruits to the USC crew team, even though they did not participate in crew, the complaint said.Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are among 33 parents accused of illegally using their wealth to get their children into prestigious colleges.
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