Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the notorious faculty admissions scandal, simply checked himself into jail … the place he was sentenced to spend the following 3 and a half years behind bars.
A rep for the Federal Bureau of Prisons tells TMZ … Singer arrived on the Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in FL Monday to start serving his 42-month sentence.
As we reported, Singer was the person behind numerous mother and father spending huge bucks to grease the wheels for his or her children to get into high-end faculties … together with huge names like Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman.
He was given his 3.5-year sentence in the beginning of the 12 months, though prosecutors had been gunning for six years in jail — saying he profited off the scheme greater than anybody else concerned and may get hit with a heavier sentence.
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College Admissions Scandal Ringleader Rick Singer, Sentenced To 42 Months
Regardless, his sentence was nothing like what it may’ve been … as a result of he initially was taking a look at a max sentence of 65 years, though it is clear his cooperation with the feds helped shave a while off.
FYI — Lori was given 2 months for her involvement within the scandal, whereas Felicity solely did 2 weeks within the slammer. While Singer appears to get the toughest sentence, it is nonetheless nowhere close to what some suppose he deserved.