Operation Varsity Blues: how was the scam to alleged university admissions?

Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged as part of a scheme in which wealthy parents would have bribed university coaches and other insiders to have their children go to some of their homes. the most selective schools in the country.

Federal authorities have described it as the biggest scam on college admissions ever prosecuted by the US Department of Justice, with parents being accused of paying about $ 25 million in bribes.

At least nine sports coaches and 33 parents, many of whom are prominent in the fields of law, finance, fashion, food and beverages and other fields, have been charged. Dozens of people, including Huffman, the star of "Desperate Housewives" on ABC, were arrested on March 12.

Coaches worked in schools such as Yale, Stanford, Georgetown, Wake Forest, the University of Texas, Southern University. California and the University of California at Los Angeles. A former Yale football coach pleaded guilty and helped build a case against others.

Two other defendants – Stanford's sailing coach and college admissions consultant at the very heart of the scheme – pleaded guilty to Boston. Others appeared in court and were released on bail.

Huffman, 56, appeared in a Los Angeles court and was released after posting a $ 250,000 bail.