UCLA parents involved in the recent college admissions scandal plan to plead guilty to fraud charges. Davina and Bruce Isackson agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud, according to a Los Angeles Times article. Bruce Isackson additionally agreed to plead guilty to one count of money laundering […]
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Editorial: UCLA must transparently fix systemic problems in admissions process
You know things have gone terribly wrong when even the U.S. Department of Education is investigating you. And the past 20 days have been pretty terrible for UCLA. The university has had to answer to publications, administrators, state lawmakers and even the U.S. secretary of education after its now-former men’s soccer coach was alleged to […]
US Department of Education to investigate UCLA, schools involved in bribery scheme
The U.S. Department of Education sent letters Tuesday stating it will investigate UCLA and seven other universities involved in a recent admissions scandal. Parents and coaches were accused March 12 of falsifying standardized test scores and bribing coaches to secure admission for their children at prestigious universities. Jorge Salcedo, the recently resigned men’s soccer coach […]
Former UCLA men’s soccer coach pleads not guilty to racketeering charges
Jorge Salcedo pled not guilty to charges of racketeering Monday, according to court documents. The former men’s soccer coach appeared in a Boston federal court on Monday regarding allegations that he accepted bribes from parents in exchange for securing spots on the UCLA soccer teams, as well as admission into the university, for their children. […]
UCLA Athletics director speaks on bribery scheme, explains admissions process
UCLA Athletics director Dan Guerrero issued a statement Friday concerning the involvement of UCLA Athletics in the bribery scheme admitting students to universities as student-athletes. According to court records released on March 12, UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo was one of many allegedly involved in the scheme, which included the facilitation of cheating on […]
UCLA Athletics announces resignation of men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo
UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo has resigned, according to UCLA Senior Associate Athletic Director of Communications, Shana Wilson. Salcedo was one of the suspects allegedly involved in a bribery scheme helping admit students to universities as student-athletes who had not played the sport competitively. UCLA spokesperson Tod Tamberg announced March 12 that Salcedo was […]
Second Take: Don’t place same weight of parents’ college scandal crimes on Olivia Jade
Olivia Jade isn’t actress Lori Loughlin’s only daughter – just her more famous one. Even after a quick skim through the news about the recent “Operation Varsity Blues” scandal, many may be unaware of Jade’s sister, Isabella Rose Giannulli. The alleged controversy involves a complex scheme in which William Singer, who founded a referral-based college […]