There’s a new front in the college cheating scandal: Online classes

For months, the nationwide college cheating scandal had been about rich parents, including Silicon Valley executives and Hollywood actresses, buying their children’s way into elite universities. This week, there was a twist: A mom charged with buying her son’s way out of a coveted school — with a college degree.
The case of Newport Beach socialite Karen Littlefair paying $9,000 for a surrogate to complete online courses for her son has exposed another university fraud control w