Ringleader of 'Operation Varsity Blues' college admission scam tried to lure seven other coaches into the scheme, an external investigation commissioned by Stanford University found.
An external investigation commissioned by Stanford University found that the ringleader of the nationwide"Operation Varsity Blues" college admission scam tried to lure seven of the Northern California school's coaches into the scheme, but only one took the bait.
He said the probe, by the New York law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, found that William"Rick" Singer, the college admissions consultant who mastermind the years-long scam, contributed $770,000 to the university, most of it to the sailing program. Those indicted in the investigation allegedly paid bribes of up to $6.5 million to Singer to get their children into elite colleges, including Stanford, Yale, Princeton, Georgetown and the University of Southern California, federal prosecutors said.
Singer pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court in March to charges of racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of justice. He has yet to be sentenced. Tessier-Lavigne said the law firm that conducted the external probe for the university interviewed more than 55 people and reviewed more than 35,000 records.The university also rescinded the admission of another student caught up in the scam who included false information on an admission application, Tessier-Lavigne said. That student was not associated with Vandemoer's case.
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