The Netflix original film Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, directed by Chris Smith, documents and dramatizes the largest college admissions scandal ever prosecuted. The criminal conspiracy involved influencing undergraduate admissions decisions at several elite American universities. The US Justice Department investigation into the conspiracy was codenamed “Operation Varsity Blues.” The investigation and related charges were made public on March 12, 2019, by federal prosecutors. Some 50 people—including 33 wealthy parents, SAT and ACT administrators, one exam proctor, nine college athletics coaches and one college administrator—were charged. The arrest and conviction of Hollywood personalities such as actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman dominated the headlines.