The chief executive of a Northern California liquor distribution company was sentenced Thursday in Boston federal court to six weeks in prison for paying a fixer to get her son admitted to USC as a football recruit, authorities said. Palatella pleaded guilty Aug. 26 to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud, court records show. California 2 parents convicted in first trial of college bribery scandal Two wealthy parents have been convicted of buying their kids’ way into school as athletic recruits in the first case to go to trial in the college admissions cheating scandal. AdvertisementShe is one of dozens of defendants charged in the sweeping case, dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues,” that uncovered a college admissions fraud scheme aimed at getting the children of the rich and powerful into prestigious universities. The attorneys argued the judge should impose the sentence she ultimately received, saying it was in line with what previously sentenced defendants in the case had received.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 17, 2021 04:13 UTC