A mother said Thursday that she paid the consultant at the centre of the sweeping college admissions bribery scheme $6.5 million US after her daughter got into Stanford University because she was led to believe the money would go toward helping underprivileged students. But details about the family that paid the huge sum remained a mystery until this week. The attorney identified the mother only as Mrs. Zhao and would not provide her full name. The school said Thursday that it couldn't confirm whether the student whose family paid $6.5 million is the same student who was expelled. They have pleaded not guilty and have not publicly commented on the allegations.

Source: CBC News May 03, 2019 11:37 UTC