Rick Singer paid off entrance exam administrators to inflate students' test scores and bribed coaches at some of the top US universities including Yale and Stanford. The scandal landed a slew of coaches and celebrities in jail for their involvement.
The mastermind behind the US college admissions scandal which saw celebrities and prominent figures use their wealth and privilege to buy their children places in top universities has been jailed.
Mr Frank said Singer, a former college admissions consultant, took in more than $25m from his clients and paid bribes totalling more than $7m. Coaches from some of the top US universities including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and the University of California, Los Angeles, admitted to accepting bribes. They helped create fake athletic profiles for their daughters by sending Singer photos of the teens posing on rowing machines.Huffman also pleaded guilty and paid $15,000 to boost her older daughter's SAT scores.
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