Ex-TPG Capital Executive to Plead Guilty in College Case

  • Bill McGlashan is 30th parent to plead in Varsity Blues Probe
  • McGlashan faces three months in prison, $250,000 fine

Bill McGlashan, center, exits federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 29, 2019. 

Photographer: Scott Eisen/Bloomberg
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Former TPG Capital LP senior executive Bill McGlashan agreed to plead guilty in the U.S. college admissions scandal that had ensnared dozens of high-profile parents

McGlashan, 57, will plead guilty to wire fraud and honest services wire fraud, according to a statement Friday from the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston. He had professed his innocence since he was charged in 2019 and his trial was scheduled to begin later this year. A plea hearing hasn’t yet been set.