Rick Singer, Leader Of The College Admissions Scandal, Received 42 Months in Prison

William “Rick” Singer, who was the mastermind of the college admissions scandal was sentenced Wednesday to 42-months in prison.

Singer will also need Over $19 Million and three years of supervision will be required to compensate for the time in prison. The money will be paid to the Internal Revenue Service as well as as restitution. forfeiture.

“I lost my ethical values and have so much regret. To be frank, I’m ashamed of myself,” Singer stated this in court

Singer was the principal operator of what investigators did called “Operation Varsity Blues,” where he made placements for students to top schools. Lori Loughlin, who was embroiled by the scandal, was one of those celebrities. served Two months imprisonment after she attempted to get her children into the University of Southern California. Over 50 defendants were involved in Varsity Blues fraud, with around two-thirds receiving sentences of three or less.

Part of the scam was carried out by paying coaches to bring in students to play on sports teams, even if they weren’t very skilled or had never played before. Singer was able to help students get into colleges by either changing the incorrect answers or having a proctor explain what the correct answers were. Singer made it possible by telling parents to have their students tested for learning differences. This allowed them to take more time for the exams. He also allowed tax write-offs by allowing parents to pay through his fake charity.

Singer was to spend six years in prison. The defense wanted it to be shorter.

“Without this defendant, without Rick Singer coming up with a scheme, masterminding the scheme, orchestrating the scheme it never would have happened,” The prosecutor said.

“Staggering in scope, Singer’s scheme was also breathtaking in its audacity and the levels of deception it involved,” According to reports, prosecutors wrote in a court filing prior to the sentencing. They stated that he was helping with the investigation. “was exceptionally valuable and, at the same time, plagued by missteps.”

Singer collaborated with authorities to bring charges against people who had asked him for help in getting their children into college. Singer secretly recorded over the phone people as they confessed to their participation. He initially told several people about the investigation, and was later charged with obstruction of justice.

Singer stated in court documents, that he had “woken up every day feeling shame, remorse, and regret.”

He will hand On February 27, he was handed over to the officials.