Chinese Family Paid $6.5M to Get Daughter Into Stanford in College Admissions Scandal: Report

Chinese Family Paid $6.5M to Get Daughter Into Stanford in College Admissions Scandal: Report
Cyclists ride by Hoover Tower on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, Calif. on March 12, 2019. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Cathy He
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In the ongoing U.S. college admissions scandal, a family from China is allegedly behind a $6.5 million payment in bribes to secure their daughter a place at Stanford University in California, the Los Angeles Times reported on May 1.

Yusi Zhao, also known as Molly, gained admission into Stanford in the spring of 2017 after her family, who live in Beijing, paid the sum to disgraced college counsellor William “Rick” Singer, the outlet reported, citing anonymous sources.

Cathy He
Cathy He
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Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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