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The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal is set to be sentenced in federal court BOSTON -- The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal is set to be sentenced on Wednesday after helping authorities secure the convictions of a slew of wealthy parents involved in his scheme to rig the selection process at top-tier schools. Federal prosecutors are asking for six years behind bars for Rick Singer, who for more than a decade helped deep-pocketed parents get their often undeserving kids get into some of the nation's most selective schools with bogus test scores and athletic credentials. The scandal embarrassed elite universities across the country, put a spotlight on the secretive admissions system already seen as rigged in favor of the rich and laid bare the measures some parents will take to get their kids into the school of their choice. Singer, 62, began secretly cooperating with investigators and worked with the FBI t...

Singer pleaded guilty in 2018 and has since helped federal prosecutors in Boston with their sweeping investigation. The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions cheating Scandal – known by its investigative moniker “Varsity Blues” – deserves no more than six months in prison, Rick Singer’s attorneys said Wednesday in a new court filing. Singer pleaded guilty in 2018 and has since helped federal prosecutors in Boston with their sweeping investigation into bribes paid to athletic coaches, SAT and ACT proctors, and others so students of wealthy parents could cheat their way into some of the country’s best known schools. Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman were among the more than three dozen parents charged. MORE: 1st defendant in 'Varsity Blues' scandal speaks out in new documentary William "Rick" Singer founder of the Edge College & Career Network, departs federal court in Boston, after he pleaded guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissi...