Three people have died in Massachusetts; three in Michigan, two, in Connecticut and one in Rhode Island. Most of the deaths occurred in recent weeks.
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LA exec gets 4 months in prison for paying $400K to get son into Georgetown as a fake tennis recruit
Prosecutors have singled out the $400,000 that Stephen Semprevivo paid as one of the largest bribes in the nationwide college admissions scandal
LA businessman sentenced to 4 months in prison for paying $250K to get son into USC as fake water polo recruit
Devin Sloane, a Los Angles business executive, is the second parent sentenced in the nation’s college admissions scandal.
In Senate bid, Joe Kennedy wants to take on ‘broken system’ that let Trump win: ‘Far too urgent to wait’
Rep. Joe Kennedy sets up a showdown of two progressives, one that will likely be the nation’s most closely watched Senate primary fight of 2020.
Felicity Huffman sentenced: 2 weeks in prison, $30,000 fine for college admissions scandal
Huffman is the first parent sentenced in the nation’s college admissions scandal. “Trying to be a good mother doesn’t excuse us,” said the judge.
Massachusetts mayor arrested for extorting marijuana vendors for 6-figure bribes
Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia, 27, is accused of getting marijuana vendors approved in exchange forhundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.
Felicity Huffman asks for no prison, explains why she cheated in college admissions scandal
Felicity Huffman, through attorneys, has asked a judge to sentence the actress to probation and ‘significant community service,’ not prison.
Emails show USC tagged applicants from big-donor and connected families as ‘VIPs’
A parent charged in the college admissions scandal say the ‘VIP’ list shows his $50,000 payment wasn’t a bribe, but part of the USC way.
Boston’s Straight Pride Parade draws hundreds of marchers and even more counter protesters
After months of debate,aStraight Pride Parade took place place Saturday in Boston. They were outnumbered by counter protesters.
College president condemns upcoming Straight Pride Parade in Boston as a ‘perversion’
Emerson College President Lee Pelton harshly criticized the event set for Saturday in Boston Parade organizers fired back.