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What happened to the main figures in Operation Varsity Blues, the 2019 college admissions scandal?
This appeared in The Millennial Source
While many people were rapt by the case as it initially unfolded, the trials and eventual convictions dragged on for months. Here is where many of the players in the college admissions scandal ended up.
In March 2019, the Federal Bureau of Investigation unsealed an indictment that revealed a far-ranging conspiracy related to the admission of students to some of the United States’ most prestigious universities. It was a juicy story of the wealthy abusing their privilege, made all the more enticing to the public because it involved an Oscar-nominated actress and a beloved television star.
The scandal, which had been code named “Operation Varsity Blues” by the FBI, revealed an entire system of bribes and scams spearheaded by William Singer, a man who had billed himself as an education consultant.
The FBI initially charged 50 people with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services fraud, including Singer, Felicity Huffman, who was nominated for an Academy Award in 2006 for her starring role in Transamerica, and Lori Loughlin, who at the time was appearing in Fuller House, the Netflix revival of the popular 90s sitcom, Full House. Singer and some others were also…