A Palo Alto couple accused of paying $25,000 to rig their son’s college entrance exam asked a federal judge to dismiss the indictment against them, claiming there was no conspiracy among the parents entangled in the college admissions scandal.
as they gathered evidence against coaches and parents and then pleaded guilty to several charges in a deal with prosecutors, worked for years as a college admissions consultant who offered a menu of legitimate services to wealthy families looking to buy their kids a leg up in the competitive world of college admissions. However, authorities allege he also gave parents the option to cheat., Singer could arrange for an expert to take or correct their child’s SAT or ACT exam, prosecutors said.
Riddell, described by prosecutors as “smart enough to get a near-perfect score on demand or to calibrate the score,” was told by Singer to correct the Colburns’ son’s answers but to not aim so high that he realized someone had cheated on his behalf, according to court documents.The Colburns’ son ultimately scored 1190 out of 1600 on the exam, which he submitted to Texas Christian University, Indiana University, the University of Oregon and the University of Arizona, prosecutors say.
“Several parents are accused of independently engaging Singer in a variety of schemes to increase the possibility that their children would be admitted to various universities,” the attorney wrote. “However, a single conspiracy requires interdependence among participants.”
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