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A Surrey mom is the latest parent to be charged in a U.S. college admissions scandal that saw large sums of money allegedly exchanged for false acceptance offers.

Xiaoning Sui, 48, was arrested in Spain and remains there in custody after being charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Extradition proceedings have been launched to bring Sui to Boston to face the charges.

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Sui allegedly agreed to pay US$400,000 to William “Rick” Singer to have her son admitted to UCLA under the guise of being a soccer recruit. Singer, a Newport Beach college consultant, is then alleged to have paid a bribe to Jorge Salcedo, the head coach of the UCLA men’s soccer program.

Singer has been called the mastermind of the admissions scam, and pleaded guilty in June to charges of racketeering, money laundering, fraud and obstruction, while Salcedo was charged with racketeering conspiracy, but pleaded not guilty.