The head soccer coach at UCLA from 2004 to 2019 will become the 33rd parent to plead guilty in court.
BOSTON — Jorge Salcedo, a longtime former men's soccer coach at the University of California, Los Angles, agreed on Tuesday to plead guilty to racketeering charges in the nation's college admissions scandalSalcedo, head soccer coach at UCLA from 2004 to 2019, will become the 33rd parent to plead guilty in court and forego trial in the sprawling nationwide"Varsity Blues" admissions scheme. A plea hearing date has not been set.
Prosecutors recommended Salcedo, 47, receive a sentence at the"low end" of sentencing guidelines that range from 24 to 30 months in prison, one year of supervised release, forfeiture totaling $200,000, an unspecified amount of restitution and a fine.
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