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  1. March 18, 2024

    Tennis Job No Reason To Slice 'Varsity Blues' Term, Feds Say

    A tennis instructor job in New York is no reason to grant an early end to the home confinement portion of a sentence given to a former Georgetown University coach for his role in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal, prosecutors told a Massachusetts federal judge Monday.

  2. July 03, 2023

    What To Watch In Mass. Courts In The 2nd Half Of 2023

    The second half of 2023 could bring clarity to several questions in Massachusetts courts, including whether the "Varsity Blues" case will finally come to an end and how a new governor will shape the state judiciary.

  3. April 28, 2023

    'Varsity Blues' Coach Needs Permission For Foreign Travel

    A Boston federal judge denied a former University of Southern California water polo coach's request to get his passport back from probation authorities to travel abroad while seeking seasonal coaching jobs and visiting his parents without first asking the court's permission.

  4. April 26, 2023

    Feds Don't Want 'Varsity Blues' Coach To Get Passport Back

    Federal prosecutors rejected a former University of Southern California water polo coach's request to have his passport returned after his conviction in the "Varsity Blues" case was thrown out, telling a Massachusetts federal judge Tuesday that he can request travel on a case-by-case basis like the other defendants.

  5. January 06, 2023

    Ex-USC Official Gets 6 Months For 'Varsity Blues' Lies

    The "Varsity Blues" mastermind's key insider at the University of Southern California was sentenced to six months in prison Friday for using her athletic department post to push applicants with inflated credentials through an admissions panel at the elite school.

  6. December 01, 2022

    'Varsity Blues' Official In Hot Water After Disney Cruise

    A former college official awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case got an earful from a judge Thursday after violating the terms of her pretrial release by taking a Disney cruise that made three stops in Mexico.

  7. November 22, 2022

    Ex-Official Faults USC In Bid To Avoid 'Varsity Blues' Term

    A former University of Southern California official argued Tuesday that she should not face prison time after pleading guilty to passing off undeserving students as recruited athletes in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case, citing the school's "dark underbelly" of trading admissions slots for cash.

  8. September 15, 2022

    'Varsity Blues' Coach Wins New Trial, Bolstering Parents' Case

    A former University of Southern California water polo coach was granted a new trial Thursday in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case, dealing the government a setback as it prepares to argue the appeals by two parents convicted in the alleged scheme to admit wealthy children to college through fraud.

  9. August 30, 2022

    'Varsity Blues' Legal Issue Delays Ex-USC Official's Sentence

    A former University of Southern California associate athletic director who pled guilty to participating in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scheme convinced the court to delay sentencing until after it determines whether the university was a victim, a ruling she says could undermine the charges.

  10. August 09, 2022

    'Varsity Blues' Test Cheat Facilitator Avoids Prison

    A co-conspirator in the test cheating portion of the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case avoided prison time Tuesday after a federal judge agreed with prosecutors that his cooperation and acceptance of responsibility merited a sentence of home confinement.

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