The former head tennis coach of Georgetown University, Gordon Ernst, was sentenced to 2 years in prison last Friday. Mr. Ernst pleaded guilty last fall to accepting bribes from the families of rich students to gain admission to the school. “Mr. Ernst was one of the most prolific participants in cheating the college admissions system, He put nearly $3.5 million in bribes directly into his pocket and sold close to two dozen slots at Georgetown to the highest bidder,” Rachael S. Rollings, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said in a statement.
“Mr. Ernst was a key driver of this corruption of the college admissions process, and the
court’s sentence speaks volumes about the gravity of his conduct,” Ms. Rollins continued. Four dozen other coaches, parents, and test officials were also arrested alongside Mr. Ernst. Ernst pleaded guilty to taking bribes to add at least 12 students as recruits to Georgetown’s tennis team. Court documents stated that some of these students did not even play the sport competitively.
According to the Department of Justice, Mr. Ernst also did not report the income of his briberies correctly on his federal income tax returns. He worked alongside William Singer, who is said to be the ringleader of the college admissions scheme. Singer offered ways for wealthy families to enter the top universities in the nation by paying him money. Mr. Singer used sports coaches like Mr. Ernst to forge applicants’ qualifications for the universities they wished to attend. Singer has yet to be charged in connection with the admissions scandal.
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“Mr. Ernst was a key driver of this corruption of the college admissions process, and the
court’s sentence speaks volumes about the gravity of his conduct,” Ms. Rollins continued. Four dozen other coaches, parents, and test officials were also arrested alongside Mr. Ernst. Ernst pleaded guilty to taking bribes to add at least 12 students as recruits to Georgetown’s tennis team. Court documents stated that some of these students did not even play the sport competitively.
According to the Department of Justice, Mr. Ernst also did not report the income of his briberies correctly on his federal income tax returns. He worked alongside William Singer, who is said to be the ringleader of the college admissions scheme. Singer offered ways for wealthy families to enter the top universities in the nation by paying him money. Mr. Singer used sports coaches like Mr. Ernst to forge applicants’ qualifications for the universities they wished to attend. Singer has yet to be charged in connection with the admissions scandal.
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