FILE — In this Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, file photo, Felicity Huffman leaves federal court in Boston with her brother Moore Huffman Jr., background left, after she was sentenced in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Twenty one parents, including Huffman, have admitted to paying bribes to have someone cheat on their children's entrance exams or pretend their kids were star athletes for sports they didn't play. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
March 11, 2020
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A look at the college admissions cheating case 1 year later
BOSTON (AP) — A year after dozens of prominent parents and athletic coaches at top universities were arrested in a college admissions cheating scheme, some are heading to prison while others are gearing up to fight the charges at trial in Boston. More than 50 people have been charged in the case, which has put a spotlight on the cut-throat admissions process and the lengths some wealthy parents will go to get their kids into the nation's most prestigious schools.