Stanford University on Tuesday fired its sailing coach John Vandemoer in connection to a bombshell college-admissions bribery scandal. Vandemoer, 41, was charged with accepting a total of $270,000 in contributions to the school's sailing program for agreeing to recommend two prospective students for admission. The school said on Tuesday that neither student came to Stanford but that 'the alleged behavior runs completely counter to Stanford's values.' That student ultimately did not apply to Stanford, but Singer allegedly ended up paying $160,000 to Stanford sailing to serve as a 'deposit' for a future applicants' recruitment. Before being hired at Stanford in 2007, Vandemoer coached the US Naval Academy’s sailing team, reported The Mercury News.

Source: Daily Mail March 12, 2019 21:13 UTC