California Mom Tried New College Scam: Helping Son Graduate
- Mom paid surrogate $9,000 to take classes for son, U.S. says
- Claim is first of its kind in case against more than 50 people
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A California woman will admit to paying $9,000 to have a surrogate take online classes for her son so he could graduate from Georgetown University -- a new angle in the college admissions scandal, with the focus on cheating to help an already enrolled student.
Karen Littlefair, of Newport Beach, will say she conspired with the scam’s admitted mastermind, Rick Singer, to have an employee of his college counseling business take the classes for her son and submit them to the school, U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling in Massachusetts said Monday.