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Parents in college admissions scandal tell judge there was no conspiracy

LOS ANGELES - A Palo Alto, Calif., couple accused of paying $25,000 to rig their son's college entrance exam asked a federal judge this week to dismiss the indictment against them, claiming there was no conspiracy among the parents entangled in the college admissions scandal.

Amy and Gregory Colburn's defense, which is detailed in a document filed in federal court in Boston on Monday, is the first to be made public since prosecutors announced charges against a cadre of wealthy parents, coaches and others in the cheating

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