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1. www.cnn.com › 2023/01/04 › usCollege admissions scam mastermind sentenced to 3.5 years in ...

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   Jan 4, 2023 · 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...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Varsity_Blues_scandalVarsity Blues scandal - Wikipedia

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   On March 12, 2019, William Singer, the CEO of Edge College & Career Network who masterminded the scandal, pleaded guilty to four criminal charges involving racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and obstruction of justice.

4. www.npr.org › 2023/01/04 › 1146837418Head of Varsity Blues college admissions bribery scandal gets ...

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   Jan 4, 2023 · Rick Singer, the man behind the notorious "Varsity Blues" college admissions bribery scandal, was sentenced Wednesday to 3 1/2 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $19 million —...

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   Does Varsity Blues have a role in college consulting?

   • Varsity Blues also has done little to prompt reforms in the world of college consulting, which remains an unregulated industry. Some membership organizations did see a spike in the number of people signing up after the Varsity Blues scandal broke, as college coaches sought ways to attest to their legitimacy.

   Varsity Blues college scandal mastermind Rick Singer to be sentenced - …

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   How many Varsity Blues players have been sentenced to prison?

   • About two-thirds of the more than 50 Varsity Blues defendants were sentenced to three months or less of prison time, with many serving no time at all. Singer pleaded guilty in 2019 to charges of conspiracy to commit racketeering, conspiracy to commit money laundering, obstruction of justice and conspiracy to defraud the United States.

   Head of Varsity Blues college admissions bribery scandal gets 3 1/2

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   How did the Varsity Blues investigation impact admissions decisions?

   • Still, the Varsity Blues investigation “threw a spotlight on the connection between fund-raising and admissions decisions,” said William D. Weinreb, a former federal prosecutor who successfully defended a separate but similar case of a father accused of bribing a Harvard coach.

   Rick Singer, Mastermind of Varsity Blues Scandal, Is Sentenced to 3½

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   How did Operation Varsity Blues affect college admissions?

   • The case, which federal prosecutors called Operation Varsity Blues, swept up seeming pillars of the community — actresses, executives, doctors and lawyers — and contributed to the rising cynicism that college admissions favored the rich and connected over ordinary students and their families.

   Rick Singer, Mastermind of Varsity Blues Scandal, Is Sentenced to 3½

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6. www.npr.org › 2023/01/03 › 1146672235Varsity Blues college scandal mastermind Rick Singer to be ...

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   Jan 3, 2023 · Steven Senne/AP. The mastermind of the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, Rick Singer, is set to be sentenced Wednesday in Boston for a scheme that federal prosecutors say is...

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7. www.nytimes.com › 2021/10/09 › usVarsity Blues Scandal: Outcomes in the College Admissions ...

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   Oct 9, 2021 · Mr. Singer faces jail time and fines for various crimes committed in the process of operating what he called a “side door” into universities for his clients. Lori Loughlin was sentenced to two...

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8. www.nytimes.com › 2023/01/04 › usRick Singer, Mastermind of Varsity Blues Scandal, Is ...

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   Jan 4, 2023 · Rick Singer, Mastermind of Varsity Blues Scandal, Is Sentenced to 3½ Years in Prison. The ruling is a final chapter in the cheating scandal. But the cynicism over college admissions,...

9. abcnews.go.com › US › mastermind-varsity-bluesMastermind of 'Varsity Blues' college cheating scandal ...

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   Jan 4, 2023 · BOSTON -- William "Rick" Singer, the ringleader in a college admissions cheating scandal that spanned the country, was sentenced to 42 months in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday. Singer will then be on supervised release for three more years. He will turn himself over to authorities on Feb. 27.