Crime & Justice

Sweeping College Cheating Probe Started With a Tip and Yale’s Soccer Coach

HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN

Feds were on securities-fraud case when someone eyeing leniency reportedly tipped them off.

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Michelle McLoughlin/Reuters

The sweeping college admissions bribery case that saw 33 parents indicted for buying their children’s way into America’s elite universities reportedly started when federal authorities received a tip while pursuing a securities-fraud case last year.

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