Along with the celebrities, CEOs and college coaches charged in a college admissions bribery case is an entrance exam administrator at Florida's IMG Academy, home to some of the most heavily recruited high school football prospects in the country.
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There's no reason to believe any of these high-profile IMG athletes did anything wrong, but now that the man charged with helping the school’s students achieve all-important admissions exam scores stands accused of contributing to fraud, all IMG athletes face increased scrutiny. “And so Singer would discuss with parents what kind of score was impressive, but not too impressive, and then would instruct Riddell to attempt to get that score, and he was just good enough to do it.”
Their case reveals just how easy it can be for wealthy parents to exploit the college athletics system in order to help their academically average children gain admission to otherwise selective universities. The prosecutors indicated that in many cases, the parents funneled between $250,000 and $450,000 per student through Singer’s service.
The indictment explains why this was a useful strategy to help the children gain admission to their chosen colleges:
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