Wealthy parents appear in court in college admissions scam
Source: AP
BOSTON — From a Napa Valley vintner to a Hot Pockets heiress, a procession of wealthy parents made their first appearances in federal court Friday on charges they paid bribes to get their children into top colleges.
The 15 parents, including CEOs, investment executives, real estate developers and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, have been implicated in a college admissions scheme in which authorities say they paid a consultant to rig their children's test scores and bribe coaches at sought-after schools like Yale, Georgetown and the University of Southern California.
Prosecutors say the case, dubbed Operation Varsity Blues, is the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted.
The initial court appearances were largely a formality as defendants were not asked to enter a plea, and court officials simply recited the charges and informed the defendants of their rights.
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"God and a Hot Pockets Heiress at Yale" just seems a little incongruous! 
State schools are OK for the riff-raff, but not their Bitsy or Tige.
