Parents headed to court in US college admissions cheating scam

More than a dozen parents, including CEOs, investment executives, real estate developers and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, are slated to appear in Boston federal court on charges related to the nationwide college admissions cheating scheme dubbed Operation Varsity Blues.

They're among 33 prominent parents charged in what authorities have called the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted. Authorities say the parents paid an admission consultant to rig their children's test scores and bribe coaches at sought-after schools., but they're not scheduled to appear in court until next week.

Among those appearing today is 48-year-old Michelle Janavs, a former executive at her family's food manufacturing company, Chef America, which made Hot Pockets before being bought out by Nestle for US$2.6 billion in 2002. She is accused of paying at least US$100,000 to help her two daughters cheat on their college admissions exam and get into the University of Southern California as beach volleyball recruits.

William McGlashan, a 58-year-old former executive for the private equity firm TPG, is accused of paying bribes to get his son into USC as a recruit for the college's storied football team, even though his son didn't play football and his high school didn't field a team.

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