A Los Angeles business executive was sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison for paying $250,000 to get his son admitted to the University of Southern California as a fake water polo recruit. Devin Sloane, 53, pleaded guilty in May to a single count of fraud and conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Indira
1 / 5College Admissions BriberyDevin Sloane, middle, leaves federal court after his sentencing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, in Boston. BOSTON — A Los Angeles business executive was sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison for paying $250,000 to get his son admitted to the University of Southern California as a fake water polo recruit.
Authorities say Sloane helped fabricate documents depicting his son as an international water polo star even though he had never played the sport. He bought water polo gear online, investigators found, and staged action photos of his son in the family's swimming pool."There are no words to justify my behavior nor will I offer any excuses or justification," he said Tuesday with tears in his eyes."The crime I committed is unacceptable.
Last week,"Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman became the first parent sentenced in the scheme after admitting to paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT score. She was sentenced to 14 days in prison, 250 hours of community service and a $30,000 fine. Prosecutors said Sloane deserved prison time because he enlisted his son in the scheme, stole an admissions spot from another student, and failed to take full responsibility by blaming Singer.
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