First parent pleads not guilty in biggest US college admissions scandal

David Sidoo became the first of the 33 parents charged in the scam to plead not guilty. Prosecutors said he paid $200,000 to the scheme’s accused mastermind, William “Rick” Singer, to arrange for people to take the SAT admissions test for his two sons. Some 50 people including prominent executives, Hollywood actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman and college sports coaches have been charged in the scheme. Prosecutors say Singer made about $25 million over eight years by bribing coaches and arranging for phony test-takers to secure clients’ children spots at elite universities including Yale, Georgetown and Stanford. Sidoo, who was temporarily replaced by Advantage Lithium’s board of directors on Thursday, declined to speak to a reporter as he entered the courtroom in Boston federal court. During a hearing that followed Sidoo said little except to acknowledge his rights and to say “not guilty” when asked how he would plead. “He looks forward to fully contesting the charges,” Sidoo’s attorneys said in a statement emailed to Reuters by a publicist. “He will be returning to his home in Canada and asks people not rush to judgment.” Singer on Tuesday pleaded guilty to masterminding the scheme, which highlighted the lengths that… Read full this story

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