BOSTON — Mark Riddell, the man who secretly took ACT and SAT tests for students in exchange for cash in an elaborate college admissions scheme involving wealthy parents…
BOSTON — Mark Riddell, the man who secretly took ACT and SAT tests for students in exchange for cash in an elaborate college admissions scheme involving wealthy parents and coaches, pleaded guilty to charges Friday in Boston federal court.
In a plea agreement reached in February but not filed with the court until March 23, Riddell agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud and one count of money laundering.
Riddell, who has already publicly apologized for what he called his „needless actions,“ was standing before U. S. District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton, who accepted the plea agreement. His sentencing date is July 18.
„No, your honor, I do not,“ Riddell said when asked by the judge whether he disagrees with any of the charges described by prosecutors.“
Riddell, 36, faces maximum penalties of up to 20 years in prison, supervision for three years and a fine of $250,000. But prosecutors have recommended that his jail time and fees be at the „low end“ of the sentencing ranges because of his guilty plea. Riddell would have to forfeit $239,449 that he made from the scheme.
