College admissions scandal has been in the American news for some time, dragging the likes of Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin, and others into the mud. Another wealthy executive, Stephen Semprevivo was jailed for 4 months in Boston after he was found guilty of paying $400,000 for the admission of his son at Georgetown University through an athletic sports scheme.
According to the US District Judge Indira Talwani, parents who have faked their SAT results have gotten less time in jail compared to the ones who have faked the admission through the athletic sports scheme.
College admissions due process
The judge, however, doesn’t blame the parents completely for getting manipulated into these college admissions scams, as they were deceived into it, as per the depositions. In any case, a child of a wealthy parent does not have any right or entitlement to get a side door entry into the colleges. There are proper channels made for admissions which are to be followed by everyone.
The attorneys or Semprevivo have commented that the judge has been fair and has taken everything into account. Semprevivo, in his court hearing, apologized to everyone including his family and friends, which were present at the hearing.
Semprevivo son was falsely taken for tennis recruit. A couple of days back, the court had announced a similar punishment to Dean Stone, who falsified his son as a water polo player.
The mastermind of the college admission scams, which have been running in the US since 2011, Rick Singer was apprehended this year. There are supposed to be 51 such cases. Many parents have pled guilty. It is believed that parents have paid $15000 to $25 million for admissions in colleges of their choice through Rick Singer.
College admissions irregularities is believed to be one of the biggest scandals in US history, impacting the whole nation and many cases are still open and ongoing.
