A New York man and his wife were each sentenced to a month behind bars for paying a college-admission fixer $125,000 to boost their daughter's SAT and ACT scores.
Prosecutors had asked Talwaniin prison each. Defense lawyers had sought probation for the pair.
Gregory Abbott was ordered to report to federal prison on Nov. 20, while Marcia Abbott won't have to turn herself in until Jan. 3. The Princeton alum Gregory Abbott received some backing from his college classmate Andrew Napolitano, a retired New Jersey judge and who now works as a legal analyst for Fox News.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
In college admissions scandal, judge takes on privilege as she sends parents to prisonU.S. District Judge Indira Talwani isn&39;t just doling out prison terms in the college admissions scandal. She&39;s articulating its larger significance.
Read more »
College admissions scandal: Lori Loughlin should get tough sentence, prosecutor saysLori Loughlin should have to spend more than 2 weeks behind bars for her role in the college admissions scandal, the case's supervising prosecutor says.
Read more »
Convicted murderer ex-cop Amber Guyger to stay in same prison as Selena's killerConvicted murderer Amber Guyger sent to same prison as killer of Grammy-winning singer Selena.
Read more »
Lori Loughlin Looking At “Higher Sentence” Than Felicity Huffman In College Bribery Scandal, U.S. Attorney SaysIt will be many months before Lori Loughlin finally has to face trial for her alleged role in the college bribery scheme, but the U.S. Attorney who is behind the ex-Fuller House star’s prosecution …
Read more »
ACT to Allow Students to Retake Parts of College Entrance ExamThe ACT plans to let students retake the portions of the test that they are unhappy with, as admissions face greater scrutiny.
Read more »
79 percent of college students support getting rid of Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples' DayWhile men and women largely agreed, when it was broken down by political affiliation, students had very different opinions.
Read more »