Rick Singer, mastermind of the 'Varsity Blues' college cheating scandal, sentenced to 3.5 years in prison

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BREAKING: Rick Singer, the 'Varsity Blues' college admissions scheme mastermind, was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison.

that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other parents who used their wealth and privilege to buy their kids' way into top-tier schools was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Wednesday.

Singer, 62, began secretly cooperating with investigators and worked with the FBI to record hundreds of phone calls and meetings before the arrest of dozens of parents and athletic coaches in March 2019. More than 50 people — including popular TV actresses and prominent businessmen — were ultimately convicted in the case authorities dubbed Operation Varsity Blues.

"By ignoring what was morally, ethically, and legally right in favor of winning what I perceived was the college admissions 'game,' I have lost everything," Singer wrote.

 

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Already explaining to inmates that he has connections to get them into better prisons.. - Rick Singer, 'architect/mastermind' of the college bribery scheme in which parents bought their kids' admission to top-tier schools, sentenced to 3.5 yrs in prison

Probably minimum security federal prison, much nicer than state facilities.

Well he will be back in 4 years with a new plan.

Whats that in common core years?

Should have been 4 years and he shouod have to take out crazy loans to pay for his time there.

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