Mastermind of 'Varsity Blues' college bribery scheme sentenced to federal prison

A former Newport Beach college admissions consultant who orchestrated a $25 million nationwide bribery scheme to get children of wealthy parents into USC, UCLA, and other top colleges was sentenced today, January 4, to three-and-a-half years in prison. 

William "Rick'' Singer, 62, admitted to being the mastermind of the "Varsity Blues'' scandal that ensnared coaches, business executives, and Hollywood celebrities.

[jusjukinallen]

I think just about everyone would go to prison for 31/2 years if they got 25million.

[Do-U-SmellThat]

Oh wow 3 and a half years for stealing millions but some poor guy gets caught with two grams of weed and he gets 15-20 years lol

[avery]

So he got a slap on the wrist? How predictable.
I wonder how many people have jobs they should not have as a result of the degrees they obtained illegally.
I also wonder how many victims they have of the people who put faith in them for the job they were supposed to be able to perform.
One would think there would be hundreds of lawsuits over this.
They need to find all these people with degrees that were not earned and take those degrees so that can't be used in the future.

[johannesbauer]

Regular federal prison or Jews only prison? Either way, he'll be pardoned like so many of his ilk.

[Le_Dislike_Button]

I wonder,
if William "Rick'' Singer had a Wikipedia page, what would the Early Life Section have to say...
🤔

[caleb-dxyd]

Us normal people saw this and shrugged our shoulders. We already knew this stuff happens. It ain’t new.

[donreed]

Big deal. For everyone fraud, ten go undetected.

[ImagineGTAVI]

Maybe all the people in Hollywood will think again now. Also, maybe there is more bribery scandals for some athletes which are older than they claim, some of whom might actually be good at the sport they play for the school.

[metalm]

What about is Rich college kids mommies and daddies buying their degrees not earning them