Prosecutors say Laura Janke helped create fake athletic profiles to assist some kids in securing acceptance letters
BOSTON—A former University of Southern California assistant women’s soccer coach accused of participating in the college-admissions cheating scandal will plead guilty, according to a federal filing Tuesday.
Laura Janke will enter a guilty plea to one count of racketeering conspiracy by May 30 and has also agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in the Operation Varsity Blues case, according to plea and cooperation agreements filed in court.
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