Stanford University rejects student involved in corruption scandal of admissions

Stanford University has quietly "canceled admission" for a student who allegedly lied about her seafaring credentials in her candidacy for the elite school, and then was reportedly exposed to the scandal of the corruption in colleges that broke out last month.

The unidentified student would have been accepted in part because of her sailing experience, but she never participated in the Stanford sailing team and was not recruited into the normal sporting process. After his admission, a $ 500,000 donation was donated to the university's sailing program, according to Federal Court documents.

The Stanford Daily reported that the donation was facilitated by Chief Sailing Coach John Vandemoer, who was sacked after pleading guilty to charges of accepting bribes in exchange. of the recommendation of admission of the students. In exchange for his guilty plea for racketeering conspiracy, the coach must serve an 18-month sentence of imprisonment.

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Stanford University announced in a statement that it was investigating three school-related students in the scandal, two of whom have not finished their studies at Stanford, although the sailing coach has accepted a total of $ 270,000 in bribes from family members. In a brief update released on April 2, the school announced that it was expelling the third student associated with the scandal, who was attending Stanford at the time.

"We determined that some elements of the student's application were false and, in accordance with our rules, canceled the admission," reads the statement. "All credits earned were also released.The student is no longer on Stanford campus."

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The admissions scandal has led to the indictment of dozens of celebrities, entrepreneurs and coaches following the announcement of an FBI investigation called Operation Varsity Blues. William Rick Singer headed a multi-million dollar organization that facilitated bribes from wealthy parents to sports officials primarily from the Ivy League in exchange for the admission of their children.

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Actresses such as Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin have been in court in recent weeks and could face jail time. They face federal charges for which the maximum sentence is five years.

On Monday, it was revealed that Huffman was one of 14 people who agreed to plead guilty to scandal-related charges.

She and her husband, actor William H. Macy, were charged with donating $ 15,000 to the Singer organization so that someone corrects their answers. girl at the SAT.

In a statement, Huffman said that she felt "a deep regret and a shame" for what she had done and wanted to "apologize to the students who work every day to go to school. and their parents who are making huge sacrifices to support their children – and do it honestly. "