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Roger 'Rocket' Knox was sentenced to three years in a US federal prison after pleading guilty to helping mastemind the 'pump and dump' scheme. 

Morrie Tobin is an L.A. character — a millionaire financier who rebranded himself as a homelessness activist and social justice advocate. When he learned the feds were investigating him for stock fraud, he clued them in on an even bigger scam: the college admissions scandal.

By Nate Raymond

BOSTON — A federal judge on Friday reduced a one-year prison sentence imposed on a California businessman who tipped prosecutors off to a vast U.S. college…

Netflixs The documentary shows how a college counselor orchestrated the largest admissions scam in history. Mar 17, 2021 In total, 50 people—33 wealthy and influential parents, two SAT and ACT administrators, one exam proctor, nine college athletics coaches, and one college administrator—were charged in “Operation Varsity Blues,” the 2019 college admission scandal. The years-long fraud and the largest college admissions scandal ever prosecuted made splashy headlines—lar...

ADMISSION OF GUILT Netflix Operation Varsity Blues: How millionaire celebs bribed staff and lied about their kids to get into top colleges Revealed Updated: Mar 17 2021, 12:34 ET Invalid Date, FELICITY Huffman was already a star when she joined the cast of the drama American Crime – and then she became the star of a real life American crime drama. Thats because she was one of the millionaire parents involved in the 2019 college admissions scandal – where well-heeled actors and business ...

Netflix released its Operation Varsity Blues documentary about the 2019 college admissions scandal on Wednesday  The film features a re-enactment of the moment Mossimo Giannulli confronted his daughter Olivia Jades high school counselor The counselor contacted USC after seeing shed been flagged as a crew recruit  He told the university that he didnt believe shed ever participated in the sport  Giannulli then went to the counselor and accused him of meddling in Olivia Jades future Loughlin an...