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Rhode Island tennis legend Gordon Ernst, who formerly coached at Georgetown, has agreed to plead guilty in connection with his role in the college admissions cheating scheme that embroiled actress Lori Loughlin and other high-profile people, according to a court document filed Wednesday. Ernst has been charged with allegedly taking nearly$ 3 million in bribes to pass off certain high school students as Georgetown tennis recruits. MORE: Lori Loughlin sentenced to 2 months in prison for role in co

BOSTON— A California parent was sentenced Wednesday to six weeks in prison and 250 hours of community service in connection with the sweeping college admissions scandal.... He’ll report to the federal Bureau of Prisons on Dec.... Prosecutors say Zadeh, who had been a dentistry professor at USC at the time, deducted the payments he made to Singer’s bogus charitable foundation from his taxes as a charitable gift even though he knew the payments were designed to facilitate his daughter’s admissio

Abdelaziz didn’t comment after the sentencing, but in court apologized to his family and friends and asked the judge for mercy.... Advertisement In legal filings ahead of Wednesday’s sentencing, Abdelaziz’s lawyers sought a four-month prison term.... They argued that their client shouldn’t receive a substantially higher sentence than other defendants just because he decided to fight the charges in court....

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for Oct.... They said she pursued the scheme because she wanted her son, who has a learning disability, to feel like a" regular" student." Mrs.... Klapper's motives were maternal but her execution misguided and illegal," her lawyers wrote. INSIDE FELICITY HUFFMAN'S 14-DAY PRISON STAY INSIDE' CLUB FED' California business records list Klapper as a co-owner of MM Bling, a jewelry business in Los Altos, Calif....

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for Oct.... He pleaded guilty this past May in Boston federal court toa single count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. His sentence also includes a$ 100, 000 fine and 500 hours of community service.... 24, Los Angeles executive Devin Sloane was sentenced to four months in federal prison after admitting to paying$ 250, 000 to get his son into USC as a bogus water polo recruit....

Two men convicted of buying their kids’ way into elite universities will stay out of prison while they appeal their cases in the college admissions bribery scheme, a Boston judge ordered Thursday.... John Wilson, a former Staples Inc. executive, and Gamal Abdelaziz, a former casino executive, were found guilty last year in the first case to go to trial in the admissions scheme involving wealthy parents and universities.... They include TV actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin and Loughl

BOSTON--The first trial in the “ Operation Varsity Blues ” college admissions bribery scandal will begin this week, with the potential to shed light on investigators' tactics and brighten the spotlight on a secretive school selection process many have long complained is rigged to favor the rich. Jury selection is beginning Wednesday in federal court in Boston in the case against two parents — former casino executive Gamal Abdelaziz and former Staples and Gap Inc. executive John Wilson — who are

Defense attorneys are expected to argue that they believed their payments were legitimate donations and that USC's treatment of their kids was routine for parents with deep pockets.... Abdelaziz, of Las Vegas, is accused of paying$ 300, 000 to the sham charity run by the scheme's mastermind — admissions consultant Rick Singer — to get his daughter into USC as a basketball recruit.... Prosecutors say Abdelaziz signed off an athletic profile that touted the girl as a star, even though she didn't