An executive who paid $250,000 to get his son into the University of Southern California falsely as a water polo player was sentenced to four months in prison as part of the college admissions scam, a federal judge ruled
Devin Sloane, the founder and CEO of a provider of drinking water and wastewater systems, also must serve 500 hours of community service and pay a $95,000 fine, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts said.Sloane pleaded guilty to conspiracy fraud in May. Prosecutors had recommended he be sentenced to one year and one day in prison, a year of supervised release, a fine of $75,000, forfeiture and restitution.
He then emailed a graphic designer a photo of his son purporting to play water polo wearing that gear.Sloane then sent Singer an edited photo of his son in water polo gear with his right arm and upper torso above the water line of a pool."Does this work??" Sloane wrote in the June 2017 email."Yes but a little high out of the water- no one gets that high," Singer replied.Sloane then sent another version of the photo in which his son appears to be lower in the water.
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