A family of Chinese students admitted to Stanford paid $ 6.5 million to Rick Singer, according to a source

It was not determined whether the student's parents were seeking an advantage in getting their daughter to Stanford with payment to Rick Singer, the source said. It is still possible that they have done nothing wrong, but this will be determined by the investigators, the source added.

Investigators were aware of the news, but they did not have enough evidence to lay charges in March, the source said. The investigators are now looking at Morgan Stanley and the parents to find out what they know.

Stanford University issued a statement following the report.

"It's important to point out that Stanford did not receive $ 6.5 million from Singer, nor from the family of a student working with Singer," he said. "Stanford was not aware of this $ 6.5 million family payment to Singer until news of today is reported."

Who is behind the scam?

Singer, the alleged mastermind of the scheme, has worked with dozens of wealthy parents to unjustly admit their children to the best universities.

He was the owner of the college counseling and prep business known as "The Key" and the CEO of the Key Worldwide Foundation, the charity that was associated with it.

Through these organizations, he would have facilitated both cheating on standardized tests such as SAT and ACT, and corrupted college coaches and administrators to falsely designate children as recruited athletes, even if they were not. They did not practice this sport.

Fifty people – including Hollywood stars, CEOs, college coaches and standardized test administrators – would have participated in the ploy to cheat on tests and admit students into larger institutions as athletes, whatever their abilities. At least eight universities are mentioned in a federal indictment and criminal complaint.

As part of this program, parents paid about $ 25 million to Singer, said Andrew Lelling, the Massachusetts Massachusetts attorney. Some of this money was then used to pay test administrators or coaches under the program, prosecutors said.

Dozen parents involved

Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, had previously pleaded not guilty in the Federal Court cases last month.

Statements of allegations of conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to launder money represented Loughlin's first substantive response to the case. Prosecutors said she and Giannulli had paid $ 500,000 to a fake charity to get their two daughters accepted at the University of Southern California, falsely designating them as crew recruits.

"Full House" is the most prominent actress in a scandal that has resulted in dozens of wealthy parents, college coaches and standardized test administrators.

Actress Felicity Huffman was part of a dozen parents who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud last month. In exchange for the guilty plea, prosecutors said that they would recommend incarceration in the lower end of the sentence range and that they would not bring any other charges against him. .

CNN sent an e-mail to the Chinese student to share their comments, but did not receive a response and tried to contact family members in Beijing.