Ex-busey Board Member Pleads Not Guilty In College-admissions Scandal

Kimmel's plea comes a week after she and 15 other parents were hit with a superseding indictment adding the money-laundering charge, which itself came a day after 13 parents agreed to plead guilty to a single charge. CHAMPAIGN — Former Busey board member Elisabeth Meyer Kimmel pleaded not guilty to mail fraud and money laundering, the two charges she's facing in the college-admissions scandal. Kimmel and several other parents waived their right to appear in court for their arraignments, when charges are formally brought against them and pleas are entered. read more