Former Georgetown University head tennis coach, Gordon Ernst, was sentenced to more than two years of prison.
Ernst was sentenced for 30 months in prison, which is the harshest punishment from the federal investigation known as Operation Varsity Blues or the college admissions scandal. According to U.S. attorney Rachael S. Rollins, “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.”
According to the court documents, Ernst pleaded guilty last fall to charges including conspiracy to commit federal programs, bribery, and filing a false tax return. Rollins claimed, “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.”
Ernst, more than four dozen coaches, parents, and testing center officials were arrested in March of 2019. In all, more than 50 people have been charged for participating with the scandal.
In the end, Ernst refused to report all of the income from the bribe payments on his federal income tax returns according to the Department of Justice. His sentence is one of the final parts of the “Varsity Blues” scandal which re-established concerns about college admission systems that favored the wealthy.
Ernst was sentenced for 30 months in prison, which is the harshest punishment from the federal investigation known as Operation Varsity Blues or the college admissions scandal. According to U.S. attorney Rachael S. Rollins, “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.”
According to the court documents, Ernst pleaded guilty last fall to charges including conspiracy to commit federal programs, bribery, and filing a false tax return. Rollins claimed, “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.”
Ernst, more than four dozen coaches, parents, and testing center officials were arrested in March of 2019. In all, more than 50 people have been charged for participating with the scandal.
In the end, Ernst refused to report all of the income from the bribe payments on his federal income tax returns according to the Department of Justice. His sentence is one of the final parts of the “Varsity Blues” scandal which re-established concerns about college admission systems that favored the wealthy.
