The University of Southern California has parted ways with three of its senior athletic officials who were connected to the university’s admissions scandal.
On Tuesday, the university fired CFO and COO Steve Lopes, Senior Associate Athletic Director Ron Orr, and Scott Jacobson, who was part of the university’s fundraising and development teams, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The firing came after USC tapped Mike Bohn to become the university’s athletic director late last year. The three senior officials were let go as the university looks to move past its admissions scandal, in which families bought their children’s entrance to the school by having them labeled as athletes.
USC has been “conducting a case-by-case review for current students and graduates” to determine consequences for those involved with buying their way into school. Actress Lori Loughlin allegedly paid half a million dollars to get her daughters into the university by having them classified as “crew recruits,” though neither of them had ever rowed competitively.
Loughlin was charged with conspiring to commit fraud and money laundering. She has pleaded not guilty.
