BOSTON — A California pair agreed Friday to plead guilty to having to pay $250,000 to get their daughter into the University of Southern California as a pretend volleyball recruit.

Diane Blake and Todd Blake will plead responsible in front of a decide at a long term day, the U.S. Attorney’s office environment in Boston explained in a assertion Friday. The pair from Ross, California, had at first pleaded not responsible, news outlets beforehand described.

The pair was accused of tapping William “Rick” Singer, who authorities say was mastermind behind the sweeping nationwide plan, to aid their daughter’s admission into USC. In accordance to the indictment from the couple posted on the U.S. attorney’s web site, Todd Blake sent a check out for $50,000 to USC Women’s Athletics and wired $200,000 to a sham charity set up by Singer.

USC spokesperson Lauren Bartlett explained in an email that the university would not comment the scenario.

Diane Blake, 55, will plead responsible to a count of conspiracy to dedicate wire and mail fraud and trustworthy products and services wire and mail fraud, her plea arrangement states. Todd Blake, 54, will plead guilty to the identical cost, as properly as a single depend of conspiracy to commit cash laundering, his plea agreement states. For every their plea agreements, Diane Blake has agreed to provide six months in prison, whilst Todd Blake has agreed to provide 4 months. Each and every also agreed to a $125,000 wonderful and two years’ supervised release with 100 hours of neighborhood company.

Charges of conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery and conspiracy to dedicate dollars laundering towards both of those Blakes will be dismissed beneath the plea agreements.

An e-mail to the Blakes’ lawyers wasn’t straight away returned.

Singer pleaded responsible and is cooperating with the government’s investigation into what authorities have dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues” — a series of indictments that have rocked the worlds of increased schooling, sports and enjoyment.

Dozens of wealthy mother and father, athletic coaches and many others were being charged final 12 months in the scheme. Mom and dad paid out significant bribes to get their little ones into leading universities with bogus test scores or bogus athletic qualifications, authorities say. The Blakes are the 27th and 28th moms and dads to plead responsible in link with the rip-off, in accordance to the statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office environment.

Many others who have pleaded responsible include “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, who agreed in May to plead guilty to paying half a million pounds to get their two daughters into USC. A decide has but to determine irrespective of whether he’ll settle for bargains they designed with prosecutors.

“Desperate Housewives” actress Felicity Huffman also pleaded responsible to paying out $15,000 to have someone rig her daughter’s entrance examination, and was sentenced to two months in prison.