Rick Singer, Mastermind of Varsity Blues Scandal, Is Sentenced to 3½ Years in Prison – By Anemona Hartocollis (New York Times) / Jan 4, 2023
After dozens of convictions of parents and coaches, Operation Varsity Blues reached something of a final chapter on Wednesday when William Singer, the mastermind of the college admissions cheating scheme, was sentenced in federal court in Boston to three and a half years in prison.
Federal prosecutors identified Mr. Singer, known as Rick, as the ringleader of a $25 million criminal enterprise that “massively corrupted the integrity of the college admissions process.”
He became a government informant after prosecutors began investigating his scheme in 2018 and pleaded guilty in 2019 to racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of justice.
Mr. Singer received a longer sentence than anyone else involved in the investigation, but less than the six years that prosecutors recommended.
