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    Parents charged in admissions scandal try to drag USC into the fray

    by Joel Rubin and Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times Jan 13, 2020 5 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - From the start, federal prosecutors have tried to make the college admissions case a straightforward story about greed.

    But in the nine months since, the case has turned murky.

    In the government's telling, wealthy parents, college coaches, and others conspired with William "Rick" Singer, a Newport Beach consultant who used bribes and fraud to rig college entrance exams and buy spots at top-tier schools for the children of clients.

    The case generated national outrage when it was unveiled in March, as people railed against the unfair advantage the rich and powerful enjoy when it comes to college admissions. Prosecutors scored early victories: Many of the 54 people charged in the case pleaded guilty, and all but two of them were sentenced to prison.

    Lawyers for parents whose children were admitted to

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