November 17, 2025
A former University of Southern California water polo coach asked a federal judge for a new trial in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case, arguing that prosecutors knew USC officials were aware that undeserving applicants were being passed off as recruited athletes.
March 18, 2024
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.
July 03, 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.
April 28, 2023
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.
April 26, 2023
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.
January 06, 2023
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.
December 01, 2022
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.
November 22, 2022
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.
September 15, 2022
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.
August 30, 2022
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.