Former USC Official Sentenced to Six Months in Admissions Fraud Case

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Former University of Southern California senior associate athletic director Donna Heinel was sentenced to six months in prison Friday for using her position to facilitate students’ admission as purported athletic recruits in exchange for money.

In addition, Heinel, 61, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to two years of supervised release. Heinel was also ordered to forfeit $160,000. In November 2021, Heinel pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud, according to a U.S. Department of Justice release, in the case that came to be known as "Varsity Blues."       

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