Federal prosecutors detailed a more than $25 million scam to help wealthy families bribe their way into elite colleges. The scheme allegedly involved bogus exam scores and falsified athletic achievements. BOSTON—The former head women’s soccer coach at Yale University pleaded guilty in federal court here Thursday for his role in the national college-admissions scandal, admitting to accepting nearly $900,000 in bribes to get students admitted to Yale under false pretenses. Rudolph “Rudy” Meredith, who spent more than two decades as head coach and resigned from Yale in November, was one of 50 people charged on March 12 in “Operation Varsity Blues,” an alleged conspiracy including prominent families and athletic coaches from some...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 28, 2019 16:39 UTC