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The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme 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 3½ years in prison Wednesday.
William "Rick" Singer, the mastermind of the sprawling college admissions scam aptly known as Operation Varsity Blues, was sentenced Wednesday to 3.5 years in federal prison, nearly four years after
Rick Singer's punishment is the longest sentence handed down in the sprawling scandal that exploded into newspapers headlines in 2019.
A federal judge Wednesday sentences William 'Rick' Singer to 3.5 years in prison for the so-called 'varsity blues' college admission scandal.
Prosecutors had sought six years for his role in the scheme to get the children of wealthy parents into universities. He was also ordered to pay more than $19 million in restitution and forfeitures.