A 3rd Parent Pleads Guilty in College Admissions Scheme

California businessman Stephen Semprevivo departs federal court in Boston, on May 7, 2019, after pleading guilty to charges that he bribed the Georgetown tennis coach to get his son admitted to the school. Steven Senne/AP Photo

BOSTON—A California executive who pleaded guilty to charges that he paid $400,000 in bribes to get his son into Georgetown University has been fired.

Stephen Semprevivo pleaded guilty Tuesday, May 7, in Boston federal court. He is the third parent to plead guilty in the vast college admissions bribery scheme.