Aug. 14, 2025
Fraud, theft claims to proceed in $450K college admissions consulting dispute
A Los Angeles judge tentatively overruled some demurrers and sustained others in a lawsuit accusing a college admissions consulting company of defrauding a prospective student and her mother out of more than $450,000 by producing fake university acceptance letters and a counterfeit diploma.
A Los Angeles judge tentatively overruled some demurrers in a case alleging misrepresentations by a college admissions consulting business, while sustaining others -- including claims for conversion, theft, constructive trust, and declaratory relief -- with leave to amend
Plaintiffs in the case claimed that they paid defendants over $450,000 for consulting services, and that the defendants produced false acceptance letters and a fake diploma. The student plaintiff said she took co...
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