NewsCalifornia News

Actions

California parents get 8 weeks in prison for college bribery scandal

File image of a gavel in front of law books.
Posted

BOSTON (AP) — A California couple has been sentenced to eight weeks in prison after pleading guilty to paying $25,000 to cheat on their son’s college admissions test.

Dr. Gregory Colburn and Amy Colburn, of Palo Alto, were sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in January to money laundering and mail fraud conspiracy charges.

Their sentence also includes a year of supervised release, 100 hours of community service and $12,500 fines.

A federal judge said the couple's actions were “selfish, brazen and frankly stupid,” but he said they have time to make it up to society.

Both parents said they were sorry.



,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Thursday

03/27/2025

Cloudy

-° / 54°

6%

Friday

03/28/2025

Partly Cloudy

68° / 49°

3%

Saturday

03/29/2025

Cloudy

67° / 51°

8%

Sunday

03/30/2025

Partly Cloudy

70° / 53°

8%

Monday

03/31/2025

Showers

73° / 48°

57%

Tuesday

04/01/2025

Showers Late

65° / 48°

33%

Wednesday

04/02/2025

Partly Cloudy

64° / 45°

24%

Thursday

04/03/2025

Partly Cloudy

68° / 46°

24%