LA Times: Family paid $6.5M for admission to Stanford
PALO ALTO, Calif. (KTVU/ AP) - According to a Los Angeles Times report, the family of a Chinese student who was admitted to Stanford in 2017, paid $6.5 million to get her into the school.
A source tells the Los Angeles Times, they paid the money to college consultant Rick Singer, the man at the heart of the investigation.
It is unclear if they knew whether they were doing anything wrong.
Neither the student, nor her family members who live in Beijing, have been charged with a crime, according to the report.
Stanford released a statement saying it did not receive the $6.5 million from singer or from the student's family. The school says it was not aware of the reported payment until the news report.
Also, Department of Justice prosecutors told KTVU on Thursday they are not commenting on any investigations underway.
Bruce and Davina Isackson, of Hillsborough, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Boston federal court. They left the courthouse without commenting.
The Isacksons are the first parents in the case to plead guilty. They are the only parents who have agreed to cooperate with investigators and testify against others if asked.
They are accused of paying $600,000 to get their daughters into the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles.
Authorities say the Isacksons paid to rig the entrance exam score for one of their daughters and get both girls admitted to school as fake athletic recruits.
"No words can express how profoundly sorry we are for what we have done," the couple said in a statement provided by attorney David K. Willingham. "Our duty as parents was to set a good example for our children and instead we have harmed and embarrassed them by our misguided deeds."
Fourteen Bay Area residents charged in college admissions scandal
Twelve other parents have agreed to plead guilty.
They include "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman, who will appear in court May 13.
Parents and coaches cooperating with investigators in the college admissions bribery scandal could spell trouble for those still fighting the charges and lead investigators to new targets.
Since authorities arrested dozens of parents and coaches in March, former coaches at the universities of Texas at Austin and Southern California have signed cooperation agreements.
Former federal prosecutor Bradley Simon says their cooperation also likely means there will be a new wave of indictments.