A 3rd parent pleads guilty in college admissions scheme

BOSTON — A California executive has pleaded guilty to charges that he paid $400,000 in bribes to get his son into Georgetown University.

Stephen Semprevivo pleaded guilty Tuesday in Boston federal court. He is the third parent to plead guilty in the vast college admissions bribery scheme.

Authorities say Semprevivo gave $400,000 to an admissions consultant who paid off then-Georgetown tennis coach Gordon Ernst for pretending Semprevivo’s son was a team recruit.