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Peter Jan Sartorio
Menlo Park

Menlo Park father avoids jail in college admissions scandal

October 12, 2019 7:00 am

A Menlo Park man who owns a frozen foods company avoided jail yesterday (Oct. 11) after admitting he paid $15,000 to rig his daughter’s college entrance exam in a widespread […]

Stanford

Ex-Stanford coach avoids prison time in college bribery scam

June 12, 2019 12:33 pm

John Vandemoer, the former head sailing coach at Stanford, avoided prison time today (June 12) after he admitted to helping students get into the university in exchange for money for […]

Peter Sartorio
Menlo Park

Local father pleads guilty in college admissions scam

May 22, 2019 3:49 pm

A Menlo Park father pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston today (May 22) to a charge of fraud conspiracy in a college admissions cheating scandal. Peter Sartorio, 54, the […]

Stanford

Parent says $6.5 million was a donation, not a payoff to get daughter into Stanford

May 5, 2019 3:46 pm

By the Daily Post staff The mother of a Chinese student who was admitted to Stanford with fake sailing credentials said the family’s $6.5 million payment to admitted admissions fraudster […]

Hillsborough

Hillsborough parents plead guilty in college admissions scandal

May 1, 2019 2:39 pm

A Hillsborough couple today (May 1) became the first parents to plead guilty in federal court in Boston to charges in a college admissions cheating scheme. Bruce Isackson, 62, and […]

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