Reported by: MILES COHEN and NADINE EL-BAWAB

William “Rick” Singer, the ringleader in a college admissions cheating scandal that spanned the country, was sentenced to 42 months in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday. Singer will then be on supervised release for three more years.

The former college admissions consultant pleaded guilty in March 2019 to helping parents of dozens of well-to-do high school students cheat their way into elite universities.

His sentence will come nearly four years after his plea, as he helped prosecutors convict his former clients, including high-powered executives, fashion moguls and Hollywood actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin.

Singer, 62, pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of justice.

Prosecutors called it the “most massive fraud” ever perpetrated in the U.S. education system.

His sentence all but marks the end of “Operation Varsity Blues,” the moniker for the FBI’s investigation that uncovered a cheating ring of approximately 50 defendants.

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