Fact #129 EnforcementPsychology

two-thirdsof defendants got three months or less in prison

About two-thirds of the more than 50 people charged in the college admissions bribery scandal received three months or less in prison, and many served none at all.

The operator and the hired professionals who personally carried out the fraud received longer sentences than most of the parents who paid them.

Source: NPR, via OPB. Read more: college admissions bribery scam

Sources

  1. Rick Singer, head of the college admissions bribery scandal, gets 42 months in prison. NPR, via OPB. Accessed 2026-10-21.