Bay Area resident Manuel Henriquez agrees to plead guilty in college admissions scandal, US attorney says

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Friday, October 18, 2019
Bay Area man agrees to plead guilty in college admissions scandal
The U.S. Attorney's office says that Bay Area resident Manuel Henriquez has agreed to plead guilty in the college admissions scandal.The complaint says that a test proctor reportedly sat side by side with his daughter during her college entrance exam and provided answers to the questions. Then after the exam, Manuel, his wife and daughter gloated about the fact that they cheated and got away with it.

BOSTON -- A Bay Area dad has agreed to plead guilty in the college admission scandal.

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Prosecutors say a plea hearing involving Manuel Henriquez of Atherton is set for next week. There's no word if his wife, Elizabeth, will change her plea as well.

According to the complaint, a test proctor sat side by side with their daughter during her college entrance exam and provided answers to the questions.

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The complaint states that, after the exam, Henriquez, his wife and their daughter gloated about the fact that they had cheated and gotten away with it.

A plea hearing is set for Monday at 2 p.m.

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