Dozens charged in alleged cheating scam on college entrance tests

The purpose of the alleged scam was to help student athletes get into college, regardless of their athletic ability, according to the indictment.

It alleges that a third party took the ACT and SAT college entrance exams in place of students. The documents also allege that some defendants created fake athletic profiles for students to make them appear to be successful athletes and get them into college.

Of the defendants, several are employed as sports coaches or administrators at the University of Southern California, UCLA and Yale and Wake Forest universities. The indictment accuses defendants of committing crimes between 2011 and 2019.

The FBI's Boston office said on Twitter that dozens of people have been charged in the nationwide college admissions cheating and recruitment scandal.

This is a developing story.

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