More charges could be coming 'in the near future' in college admissions case
Federal prosecutors say more arrests could come soon in their investigation of a large-scale college admissions bribery and cheating ring, with a number of defendants already charged in a sealed complaint.
Affidavits filed in the cases suggest that the scope of college cheating went far beyond the 33 parents already charged. ► The earliest criminal activity alleged in court filings dates back to 2008, but most of the cases charged are from admissions in just the last two years. Federal prosecutors in Boston, now obliged to turn over evidence to defendants, have requested gag orders forbidding them from talking about what's in those documents. That's partly because so much of the evidence relies on sensitive financial records, grades and test scores – even psychological evaluations of some of the students.
There could be several reasons those charges are still sealed, said Mark MacDougall, a former federal prosecutor who's now a white-collar defense attorney at Akin Gump."It’s possible people have been charged and it’s under seal because they’re cooperating in an unrelated case. But that gets complicated," he said."I think what’s more likely is you have someone who's overseas."For one, prosecutors likely picked the strongest cases.
That's how prosecutors gathered evidence against actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman. While they obtained some emails, most of the evidence consists of phone calls with Singer last fall. In those calls, recorded by the FBI, Singer had them concoct a cover story in case they were questioned about the payments by the IRS – which prosecutors submitted as evidence of guilt.
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