Former Stanford sailing coach John Vandemoer arrived March 12 at federal court in Boston to plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy in the college admissions bribery scandal. (Steven Senne/AP)A former Stanford University sailing coach is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday for racketeering conspiracy in the college admissions bribery scandal, with prosecutors recommending he receive a little more than a year in prison. Vandemoer did not pocket the money personally, prosecutors say, but funneled it to the Stanford sailing program. That student was never on the sailing team, Stanford said, and was not designated as a sailing recruit. A Trojan horse: USC was the most frequent target in alleged admissions scheme‘Three spots’: Alleged bribery of tennis coach stings Georgetown admissions

Source: Washington Post June 12, 2019 10:01 UTC