{"id":3585,"date":"2019-05-23T15:53:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T15:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/?p=3585"},"modified":"2020-03-14T16:42:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T16:42:53","slug":"varsity-blues-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/varsity-blues-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Varsity Blues update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you who don&#8217;t follow the news, Varsity Blues is the FBI code name for a widespread cheating scandal and conspiracy where rich parents paid others either to arrange admission of their children into preferred universities or to take or modify ACT or SAT tests for their children. So far 33 parents and another 17 people (e.g. coaches, test-takers) have been charged federally with fraud or conspiracy. So far ten parents have pled guilty and another four are expected to plead either 5\/24\/19 or 6\/21\/19. The other parents have all been indicted and are facing trial unless a plea agreement is reached. The map below shows names and locations of the parents.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3586 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Varsity-Blues-456x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Varsity-Blues-456x300.jpg 456w, https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Varsity-Blues-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Varsity-Blues-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Varsity-Blues-624x410.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Varsity-Blues.jpg 1231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As shown in the legend, the names in red are those who paid to have someone cheat on the ACT or SAT tests, those in blue paid to gain admission to a specific school, and purple means both.<\/p>\n<p>The 10 parents who have pled guilty are:<\/p>\n<p>Felicity Huffman<br \/>\nAugustin Huneeus, Jr.<br \/>\nDavina Isackson<br \/>\nBruce Isackson<br \/>\nPeter Sartorio<br \/>\nStephen Semprevivo<br \/>\nDevin Sloane<br \/>\nGordon Caplan<br \/>\nGregory Abbott<br \/>\nMarcia Abbott<\/p>\n<p>The four who have agreed to plead guilty are:<\/p>\n<p>Jane Buckingham<br \/>\nRobert Flaxman<br \/>\nMarjorie Klapper<br \/>\nToby MacFarlane<\/p>\n<p>The parents indicted and awaiting trial are:<\/p>\n<p>Diane Blake<br \/>\nTodd Blake<br \/>\nJoey Chen<br \/>\nAmy Colburn<br \/>\nGreg Colburn<br \/>\nElizabeth Henriquez<br \/>\nManuel Henriquez<br \/>\nDouglas Hodge<br \/>\nMichelle Janavs<br \/>\nLori Loughlin<br \/>\nMossimo Giannulli<br \/>\nWm. McGlashan<br \/>\nMarci Palatella<br \/>\nHoumayoun Zadeh<br \/>\nRobert Zangrillo<br \/>\nJohn Wilson<br \/>\nGamal Abdelaziz<br \/>\nElisabeth Kimmel<\/p>\n<p>The coaches, test officials and others involved face a variety of charges. Some have pled guilty, others not. You can see a complete list of all defendants and status of their cases here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ma\/investigations-college-admissions-and-testing-bribery-scheme\">U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office &#8211; Massachusetts<\/a>. So far there are no students charged in the case. Some have faced discipline, expulsion, or the rescission of admission by the universities. There are many other parents who paid but have not, to date, been charged, but more charges are possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you who don&#8217;t follow the news, Varsity Blues is the FBI code name for a widespread cheating scandal and conspiracy where rich parents paid others either to arrange admission of their children into preferred universities or to take or modify ACT or SAT tests for their children. 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