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Division i coaches, hollywood celebrities and prominent business leaders. 50 of them have been charged in this scheme. at the center of this scandal, a man named william singer. get to know this guys name, a founder of a college prep company known as the key. from 2011 to 2019, officials say parents paid this guy anywhere from 200 grand to more than $6 million bucks to cheat. i will say this one more time, not coach their kid, not help them to blatantly complete the system. in some cases, singer...

Pro quo with singer where singer would help that defendant student commit fraud, and in exchange, the parent would help one of singers other clients with admission to northeastern university. i know its a little confusing but youll see that in the complaint. >> there is no evidence that the schools knew anything about this? they just believed it? >> it appears the schools are not involved. it appears that in all of these instances, with the exception of one usc administrator who we have charged,...

Over the country of their right at a fair shot to getting into some of the most elite universities in this country such as yale, stanford and georgetown. we believe everyone charged here today had a role in fostering a culture of corruption and greed that created an uneven playing field for students trying to get into these schools the right way through hard work, good grades and community service. unfortunately, what many students didnt know was that the odds had already been stacked against th...

Kids s.a.t.s, paying an admissions consultant to bribed coaches into labeling their kids as recruited athletes to boost their chances, and also faking athletic profiles to make students look like strong athletes when they actually werent. there is no evidence school admissions were involved in any of the wrongdoing. the u.s. attorney in charge describing the bombshell allegations. >> the parents charge today, despite already being able to give their children every legitimate advantage of the col...

Scam helped students cheat on college entrance exams. it allowed adults to take the test or fix the students answers. parents also allegedly paid singer approximately $25 million to get their kids admitted as recruited athletes, regardless of athletic ability. in some cases, their faces were even photoshopped on other athletes bodies. >> the coaches were allotted slots for athletic recruitment. the coaches worked with singer, meaning they accepted bribes. singer gave the coaches sufficiently imp...

While working an unrelated undercover operation. following ten months of intense investigative efforts using a variety of sophisticated techniques, the fbi uncovered what we believe is a rigged system. robbing students all over the country of their right at a fair shot to getting into some of the most elite universities in this country, such as yale, stanford, and georgetown. we believe everyone charged here today had a role in fostering a culture of corruption and greed that created an uneven p...