Photo: ReutersTwo businessmen sought to use their wealth to fraudulently secure spots for their children at elite American universities, a federal prosecutor said at the start of the first trial in the "Operation Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal. Photo: ReutersShe said they did so with the help of William "Rick" Singer, a California college admissions consultant who masterminded a vast scheme to help wealthy clients get their children into top schools through fraud and bribery. "It was a sprawling conspiracy that extended from coast to coast," Wright said in her opening statement. She said Wilson (64) in 2014 paid $US220,000 to have his son falsely designated a USC water polo recruit. "He made it clear there was one way to get into school, and that was his way," he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 13, 2021 23:26 UTC