It takes more than disgust and outrage to build a case in the admissions fraud scandal

LOS ANGELES - The college admissions bribery case has left people fuming.

Stories of wealthy, well-connected parents allegedly paying large bribes to buy their kids seats in top-tier universities or high scores on college admission exams have stoked disgust and angry calls for the accused to be punished.

But prosecutors cannot bring a case on outrage alone.

In filing criminal charges against 50 people alleged to have played roles in the wide-ranging scam, the U.S. attorney in Boston embarked on an ambitious and, in some regards, uncertain legal odyssey, experts said.

Most of those named in the lawsuit, including all of the nearly three dozen mothers and fathers, have been charged with a count of conspiracy to commit mail