Ex-USC Athletics Official Sentenced to Prison in Admissions Scandal Released

Ex-USC Athletics Official Sentenced to Prison in Admissions Scandal Released
Donna Heinel, former senior associate athletic director at the University of Southern California, leaves following her arraignment at Boston Federal Court in Boston, on March 25, 2019. Scott Eisen/Getty Images
City News Service
Updated:
0:00

LOS ANGELES—A former University of Southern California (USC) senior athletics administrator who was sentenced to six months behind bars for her role in the fraud and bribery scheme in which the children of wealthy parents gained admission to some of the country’s top universities as fake sports recruits has been released from custody, records show.

Donna Heinel, 61, was released from prison on July 5, according to federal court records.

City News Service
City News Service
Author
Breaking news gathering service based in West Sacramento, California, USA Gathering and distributing breaking news content via video, photographic and audio
twitter
Related Topics