Accountant in U.S. college admissions scandal to plead guilty


  • World
  • Saturday, 01 Jun 2019

FILE PHOTO: Steven Masera, accountant and financial officer for the Edge College & Career Network and the Key Worldwide Foundation facing charges in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme, arrives at the federal courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

BOSTON (Reuters) - An accountant who once worked for the mastermind behind the U.S. college admissions cheating and bribery scandal has agreed to plead guilty and cooperate in the ongoing investigation, federal prosecutors said on Friday.

Steven Masera, who served as the financial officer for the business operated by California college admissions consultant William "Rick" Singer, will plead guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering, federal prosecutors in Boston said.

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