{"id":73980,"date":"2023-02-27T19:05:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T19:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/27\/college-admissions-scandal-ringleader-rick-singer-begins-prison-sentence\/"},"modified":"2023-02-27T19:05:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T19:05:16","slug":"college-admissions-scandal-ringleader-rick-singer-begins-prison-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/27\/college-admissions-scandal-ringleader-rick-singer-begins-prison-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"College Admissions Scandal Ringleader Rick Singer Begins Prison Sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rick Singer<\/strong>, 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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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<\/strong><\/a> and Felicity Huffman<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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\n College Admissions Scandal Ringleader Rick Singer, Sentenced To 42 Months
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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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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FYI — Lori was given 2 months<\/strong><\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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