Georgetown's Former Tennis Coach Pleads Guilty in ‘Varsity Blues’ Case
- Gordon Ernst admits he took more than $3 million in bribes
- He designated at least 19 applicants as fake tennis recruits
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Georgetown University’s former head tennis coach pleaded guilty to taking more than $3.4 million in bribes to designate at least 19 students phony athletic recruits as part of the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal.
Gordon Ernst on Monday admitted he solicited and received payments from the scheme’s admitted mastermind, William “Rick” Singer, and the parents of prospective Georgetown applicants between 2007 and 2018 at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston.