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College Admissions Scam Goes To Trial

07:46

April 03, 2019

Callum Borchers
Jerome Campbell
Paris Alston

Actress Felicity Huffman, left, arrives at federal court in Boston. Actress Lori Loughlin, right, arrives at federal court in Boston. (Charles Krupa and Steven Senne/AP)

Over a dozen parents gathered in Boston federal court Wednesday afternoon to face charges that they bribed test administrators and sports coaches to help their children get into elite colleges. Among them are actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin.

Guest

Jerome Campbell, WBUR reporter. He tweets @jeromercampbell.

This segment aired on April 3, 2019.

Callum Borchers Reporter
Callum covered the Greater Boston business community for Bostonomix.

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Jerome Campbell Reporter
Jerome Campbell was a WBUR Poverty and Justice Fellow whose reporting was supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

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Paris Alston Host, Consider This
Paris Alston was WBUR's host of the Consider This podcast and a former producer for Radio Boston.

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