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Ex-UT at Austin coach to plead guilty in admissions scam

Ex-UT at Austin coach to plead guilty in admissions scam | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this April 3, 2019 file photo, TobyMacFarlane departs federal court in Boston after facing charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Authorities said Tuesday, April 23, that MacFarlane, a former senior executive at a title insurance company, will plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy and cooperate with federal authorities in the case. (AP Photos/Michael Dwyer, File)

BOSTON – The former men’s tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin is set to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scandal .

Michael Center is expected to plead guilty in Boston federal court on Wednesday to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.

Centre was charged with accepting $100,000 to help an applicant get admitted to the school as a tennis recruit even though the student didn’t play the sport. Authorities say $60,000 of that was given to Center in cash during a meeting in a hotel parking lot.

Centre was among dozens of coaches, prominent parents and others arrested last month in the nationwide admissions scam.

Former coaches at Yale and Stanford have already pleaded guilty. Fourteen parents have agreed to plead guilty.

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