Charges Against Another Parent Revealed in College Admissions Scandal

Mr. Salcedo named Ms. Sui's son as a recruit for his team, the indictment said, and the young man was admitted to U.C.L.A. as a football rookie in November 2018, with a scholarship of 25%.

Mr. Salcedo was charged with racket conspiracy and pleaded not guilty.

At a conference call held late October 2018 with Mr. Singer, Ms. Sui, recruiter 1 and translator, Mr. Singer stated that he needed that Ms. Sui transfer him $ 100,000, which would be paid to Mr. Salcedo, specified the indictment. adding that Ms. Sui sent the money, followed by an additional $ 300,000 several months later. Mr. Singer paid Mr. Salcedo $ 100,000, according to the indictment.

The charges against Ms. Sui reinforce the intervention of U.C.L.A. in the college admissions case. A California couple pleaded guilty to paying Singer $ 250,000 for his daughter to be admitted to U.C.L.A. as a football rookie, even if she did not play football; Prosecutors said Mr. Singer also paid Mr. Salcedo $ 100,000 for this student.

Last week, the Los Angeles Times reported that U.C.L.A. Mr. Singer missed an opportunity to arrest Mr. Singer in 2014, when an internal survey conducted by the university had revealed that he was inciting parents to donate money. at the sports department so that their students would be admitted as sports recruits and that, in one case, he proposed to create a false sports profile for a candidate in a sport that she did not practice.

Tod Tamberg, a UCLA spokesperson, said Monday that during Mr. Singer's interrogation during the investigation, he denied having told the parents that admission could be purchased for a financial contribution. .

Asked about the status of Ms. Sui's son, Mr. Tamberg responded that federal law and university policy prevented him from commenting. But he said that in general, the university could revoke the admission of any student who had lied to her request and that she was "unaware of the fact that she was not there." The existence of currently enrolled student-athletes who were suspected "by the Department of Justice. for possible fraud of admission.