Disgraced Ex-Biglaw Chair Faces Prison After College Scandal Plea
Bloomberg Law reports that the former co-chairman of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP pleaded guilty to conspiracy and faces the possibility of going to prison after admitting he bribed a consultant with $75,000 to have him rig his daughter’s college board scores.
Gordon Caplan is one of the highest-profile parents ensnared in a national college-admissions cheating scandal, according to Bloomberg’s Patricia Hurtado and Janelle Lawrence. “He admitted May 21 he conspired with William Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the scam, and funneled the payment through a charity that Singer ran.”
Prosecutors have said they’ll recommend that Caplan a term as low as eight months in prison and pay a fine of $40,000 on the charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest-services mail fraud.
Read the Bloomberg Law article.
