Parents stopped at nothing to get their kids in ?side door?

A 200-page affidavit lays out the lengths to which uber-wealthy parents allegedly went to help their children get admitted to schools including Yale, Georgetown, and Stanford universities.

US Attorney of Massachusetts Andrew E. Lelling held a press conference at the federal courthouse in Boston on Tuesday.

Here?s how the nationwide college bribery plot worked

Dozens of people are facing charges in what the US Attorney in Mass. called ?the largest college admission scam ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice.? Here?s how the scheme worked.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_1EJ9YM.jpg What the colleges scammed in the bribery scandal had to say about the case

Coaches at Yale, Georgetown, and several other high-profile universities allegedly accepted bribes to deceive their school?s admissions offices.

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Felicity Huffman and her spouse allegedly paid $15,000 to a bogus charity to improve her daughter?s test results.

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The 19-year-old is a popular social media influencer with millions of followers on YouTube and Instagram.

OPINION | DANIEL GOLDEN

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A journalist who investigated how the rich buy their children?s way into elite colleges reflects on the latest scandal ? and remembers when affluent readers mistook his expose for a ?how-to? guide.

Nestor Ramos

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At top and not-so-top colleges and universities, the admissions game is already rigged in favor of the wealthy, and there are already separate systems for the very rich and everyone else.

SCOT LEHIGH

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As moves go, Nancy Pelosi?s was a veritable earthquake.

Letters

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A Globe editorial rightly calls for aid to Central America. Readers say it?s the least our country can do for the region.

Musician R. Kelly arrives at the Daley Center for a hearing in his child support case at the Daley Center, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Chicago. Kelly was charged last month with sexually abusing four females dating back to 1998, including three underage girls. He's pleaded not guilty. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

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Renée Graham

Don?t equate supporting black women with hating black men

Amplifying the voices of black women who?ve accused singer R. Kelly of sexual abuse for 25 years doesn?t mean I dislike black men. .

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Farrah Belizaire, founder of Young, Black and Social and LiteWork Events, wants to make sure young, black professionals have a social network that works for them.

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ESPN first reported the signing, and said the deal is for four years and $52.5 million.

Minnesota Vikings wide receivers Stefon Diggs (14) and Adam Thielen (19) pose at midfield with New England Patriots wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson (84) after an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Patriots? Cordarrelle Patterson is headed to Bears

Versatile WR Cordarrelle Patterson agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal with the Bears, according to multiple reports.

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin, left, of Russia, and Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy fight during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

BLUE JACKETS 7, BRUINS 4

Defense rests, and Bruins are blitzed by Blue Jackets

Columbus scored five unanswered goals in the first two periods and held on to hand the Bruins their second consecutive loss.

NAMES

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A member of the ?Big Bad Bruins? will be portrayed on the big-screen in ?Turk.?

Love Letters Podcast Season 2

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In Episode Four, Meredith Goldstein explores dating fatigue and hits the bars with Erin to find love IRL. Plus, hear from Lane Moore, author and host of the show ?Tinder Live.?

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It?s pretty and pink, on everyone?s menu, and a popular item at fish counters. What kind should you buy?

Correia remains Fall River mayor in election stunner

Fall River Mayor Jaisel Correia

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia II was ousted in a recall election Tuesday night, but then put back into office on the same ballot.

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Owners of bars and other liquor license holders on Tuesday discussed safety strategies and other steps to foster secure environments after two women were abducted, one of whom died.

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Pine Street and its partners have begun talking with neighborhood groups about a 225-unit apartment building in Jamaica Plain.

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Sean Mulveyhill has been placed on leave from his job as a bartender at Mount Holyoke College after a student there accused him of raping her.

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In a Rhode Island research study, people addicted to opioids will have their treatment managed by pharmacists.

Wreckage piled at ths scene of the crash of the Ethiopian Airlines flight.

FAA backs Boeing 737 even as many nations pull it from the skies

Much of the world grounded the jetliner Tuesday following the Ethiopia crash. Boeing?s CEO spoke to President Trump and said the aircraft is safe, and the FAA said it was reviewing all available data.

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Deerfield Management money will come through a new company, Lab1636.

Since Anthony Amore took over as the Gardner?s security director in 2005, he has worked tirelessly to recover the masterworks. A name plate and hardware from the frame that held Manet?s ?Chez Tortoni,? and a drawing by one of his daughters helped define Amore?s quest. (Photos by Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff)

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WORK SPACE

An office focused on what?s missing

Gardner Museum security director Anthony Amore finds inspiration to keep looking for stolen masterpieces.

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The 737 inmates on California?s largest-in-the-nation death row are getting a reprieve from Governor Gavin Newsom, who plans to sign the executive order Wednesday.

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An Australian judge has sentenced the most senior Catholic to be convicted of child sex abuse to prison for molesting two choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral more than 20 years ago.

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Britain?s Parliament has dealt a major blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, resoundingly rejecting her Brexit deal just 17 days before the U.K. is due to leave the bloc.

Newsletters

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Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a candid and no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.

Munch Madness

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If it?s March, it must be time for the tournament everyone awaits all year: Munch Madness.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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Special reports

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

The Big Picture

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, February 2019

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: winter weather, presidential candidates on the campaign trail, a Chinese New Year celebration.

Real Estate

For $3.35 million, a Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home in Lincoln

With its low-pitched roof, dramatic horizontal lines, and open floor plan, its clear that the architecture of 39 Tabor Hill Road in Lincoln has taken a page out of the playbook of the late architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Peggy Dowcett of The Senkler Team at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has listed the home for $3,350,000.

Real Estate

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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

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Pricey cancer therapies known as CAR-T are saving patients? lives. But offering them is a financial gamble for hospitals.

Podcasts