Rick Singer allowed to return to college consulting business after infamous 'Varsity Blues' scandal

15.07.2025    Fox News    1 views
Rick Singer allowed to return to college consulting business after infamous 'Varsity Blues' scandal

Rick Singer the -year-old man at the center of the Varsity Blues college admissions controversy was allowed to return to his old job by a federal judge but must disclose his criminal past to promising clients Singer's new coaching company ID Future Stars which is focused on college consulting says it provides comprehensive life coaching and college admissions guidance with a hands-on approach that discovers how we can best help your child achieve their dreams according to its website Chief District Judge Denise Casper wrote in a Monday order that Singer must provide a specific lengthy and detailed notice to parents seeking to retain him In March Rick Singer pled guilty to federal charges-including racketeering conspiracy money laundering conspiracy conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of justice-for his role in what was widely-publicized as the Varsity Blues college admissions scheme the court ordered report says Specifically Mr Singer admitted to among other things bribing standardized test proctors and administrators to engage in cheating on college entrance exams i e the SAT and ACT falsifying students' academic transcripts by paying third parties to take classes in their names falsifying students' college applications with fake awards athletic pursuits and fabricated essays and bribing college athletic coaches and administrators through purported donations to their programs and personal bribes to designate students as athletic recruits based on falsified athletic credentials As part of the scheme Mr Singer took in more than million from his clients from which he made payments to co-conspirators totaling more than million and transferred spent or otherwise used more than million for his own benefit DEADLINE EDITOR SUGGESTS DIDDY CAN BOUNCE BACK AFTER COURT DECISION 'JUST ASK BILL CLINTON'The report ordered by the judge did not end there On January a federal court in Boston sentenced Mr Singer to months in prison and three years of supervised release He was also ordered to pay more than million in restitution and to forfeit assets totaling more than million The U S Department of Justices press release announcing Mr Singers sentence can be determined at https www justice gov usaoma pr architect-nationwide-college-admissions-scheme-sentenced-more-threeyears-prison Mr Singer served his prison sentence and is right now on supervised release The terms of Mr Singer's supervised release require him to provide this disclosure it continued TODD CHRISLEY GOT INTO PRISON FIGHT WITH VARSITY BLUES OUTRAGE MASTERMIND I WILL RIP YOUR HEAD OFF Singer was located guilty in a bribery scheme where he helped celebrities business people and wealthy clients get their kids into elite schools He was sentenced to years in prison in Prosecutors declared Singer received over million from clients and paid bribes which amounted to over million Singer also used over million of money from clients for his own personal advantage prosecutors also commented Full House actor Lori Laughlin her husband Mossimo Giannulli and Desperate Housewives actor Felicity Huffman were also handed prison time for their participation in the embarrassment Fox News Digital reached out to Singer for comment The Associated Press contributed to this summary

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