The two men accused of helping Nissan Co executive Carlos Ghosn escape prosecution in Tokyo remain on track to be extradited to Japan by US authorities, after a federal judge in Boston denied a request to reopen the case.
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Ex-UCLA Soccer Coach Pleads Guilty Again In Varsity Blues
Law360 (January 14, 2021, 6:31 PM EST) The former head coach of the UCLA men s soccer team pled guilty Thursday for a second time in the Varsity Blues college admissions case, facing a judge again after her November ruling and a U.S. Supreme Court decision upended his first guilty plea.
Jorge Salcedo admitted to a single count of conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery during a brief hearing before U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani. The former coach had pled guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering in July, but Judge Talwani in November ruled that college admissions slots are not property as they pertain to the federal wire fraud.
Boston, MA - A former employee of the Houston Independent School District was sentenced today in connection with her involvement in a scheme to use bribery and fraud to facilitate cheating on the ACT and SAT exams, announced Joleen Simpson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service s Criminal Investigations in Boston.
Niki D. Williams, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to one year of probation and ordered to pay forfeiture of $12,500. The government recommended a sentence of six months in prison and one year of supervised release. In September 2020, Williams pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and honest services wire fraud and mail fraud.
BOSTON (AP) A former college entrance exam administrator was sentenced on Monday to one year of probation for her role in the college admissions bribery scheme that has ensnared wealthy parents across the nation.
Niki Williams, a former employee of the Houston Independent School District, pleaded guilty in September to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and honest services wire fraud and mail fraud. She was sentenced in a video conference by a federal judge in Boston.
Williams, 46, was one of 50 people arrested last year in the scheme, in which authorities say undeserving kids were admitted to top universities with bogus athletic credentials or fake test scores.
Niki Williams, former exam administrator, gets probation in Varsity Blues college bribery scheme
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FILE - In this March 25, 2019, file photo, former college entrance exam administrator Niki Williams of Houston, right, arrives at federal court in Boston to face charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)AP
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A former college entrance exam administrator was sentenced on Monday to one year of probation for her role in the college admissions bribery scheme that has ensnared wealthy parents across the nation.
Niki Williams, a former employee of the Houston Independent School District, pleaded guilty in September to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and honest services wire fraud and mail fraud. She was sentenced in a video conference by a federal judge in Boston.