By Canadian Press

Ex-UT at Austin coach to plead guilty in admissions scam

Apr 24, 2019 | 1:00 PM

BOSTON — The former men’s tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin is set to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scandal .

Michael Center is expected to plead guilty in Boston federal court on Wednesday to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.

Centre was charged with accepting $100,000 to help an applicant get admitted to the school as a tennis recruit even though the student didn’t play the sport. Authorities say $60,000 of that was given to Center in cash during a meeting in a hotel parking lot.

Centre was among dozens of coaches, prominent parents and others arrested last month in the nationwide admissions scam.

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Former coaches at Yale and Stanford have already pleaded guilty. Fourteen parents have agreed to plead guilty.

The Associated Press