Former USC athletic official to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scandal
The Hindu
Donna Heinel is among 57 people who were charged in the "OperationVarsity Blues" investigation, which ensnared business executives and celebrities and exposed inequalities in U.S. higher education
A former senior associate athletic director at the University of Southern California has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a vast fraud and bribery scheme that allowed wealthy parents' children to gain admission as fake sports recruits.
Donna Heinel had been slated to face a federal jury in Boston later this month in the second trial to arise from the U.S. college admissions scandal. She instead will plead guilty to honest services wire fraud, prosecutors said on November 4.
Prosecutors alleged she accepted bribes from the California college admissions consultant who masterminded the scheme,William "Rick" Singer, in exchange for designating his clients' children as athletic recruits.
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