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    Q&A: Wealthy parents in admissions scandal under intense pressure to make deals. Here's why

    by Richard Winton And Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times Mar 20, 2019 3 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - The wealthy parents accused in the sweeping college admissions cheating scandal have been pilloried, and some have lost jobs.

    They face prison time if convicted in the massive fraud scheme.

    Now, sources say some of them are under pressure to cooperate with federal prosecutors, who are looking to expand the case. Prosecutors got the cooperation of the alleged mastermind of the scheme, who in turn provided evidence about dozens of parents.

    Legal experts said

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