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Oct 21, 2024 · (NEW YORK) — Rick Singer, the man convicted of orchestrating the so-called “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal, has continued to advise prospective undergraduates on their college applications while serving his sentence in federal prison in Florida, and now from a California halfway house.
Oct 7, 2024 · Oct 7 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday appeared open to reviving at least part of a former University of Southern California water polo coach's conviction arising out of a vast...
5 days ago · A college admissions scandal involving several celebrities has cast an ugly spotlight on how entry into higher education can be gamed.
Oct 24, 2024 · The CCNY point-shaving scandal of 1951 was a college basketball point-shaving gambling scandal that officially involved seven American colleges and universities in all, with four of these schools being in the New York metropolitan area, two of them occurring in the Midwest, and one of them being in the South. [1]
Oct 22, 2024 · The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), located in University Park, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $1,250,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with cybersecurity requirements in fifteen contracts or subcontracts involving the Department of Defense (DoD) or National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
3 days ago · The case finally went to trial earlier this year at U.S. District Court in Alexandria after 15 years of legal wrangling and multiple appeals. The trial was the first time a U.S. jury heard claims brought by Abu Ghraib survivors in the 20 years since photos of detainee mistreatment, accompanied by smiling U.S. soldiers inflicting the abuse, shocked the world during the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
Oct 26, 2024 · HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A criminal investigation is underway in the crucial presidential battleground of Pennsylvania after election workers in one county flagged about 2,500 voter registration forms for potential fraud. Two other counties were alerted to look for similar problems.
