EX-STANFORD COACH AVOIDS PRISON TIME IN COLLEGE BRIBERY SCAM

Boston — A former head sailing coach at Stanford avoided prison time when a judge sentenced him Wednesday for his role in a sweeping college admissions scam at elite U.S. universities. John Vandemoer is the first person to be sentenced in the case that exposed the lengths that some wealthy parents will go to get their children into the nation’s top schools. Vandemoer admitted to agreeing to help students get into the prestigious university as recruited athletes in exchange for money for his sailing program. U.S. District Judge Rya Zobel sentenced him to one day in prison, which he was deemed to have served.