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College Cheating Scandal Brings Down Rhode Island 'Golden Boy'

Before he was embroiled in the scandal, Gordie Ernst was known as a tennis and hockey star from a well-known athletic family.
Gordon Ernst, former Georgetown tennis coach, departs federal court in Boston on Monday, March 25, 2019, after facing charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. (Steven Senne/AP)

Thirteen parents and one college coach have now agreed to plead guilty in the college admissions cheating scandal. Parents allegedly paid to have their kids’ test scores boosted and to bribe coaches to recruit students for sports many did not even play.

One of the coaches reportedly involved is Gordon “Gordie” Ernst —

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