A Napa Valley vineyard owner will spend five months in prison and pay a $100,000 fine, after admitting to taking part in two schemes to get his daughter into college.
USA TODAYAgustin Huneeus, center, arrives at federal court Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in Boston, where he is scheduled to plead guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. ORG XMIT: BX101BOSTON – Napa Valley, California, vineyard owner Agustin Huneeus – the only parent in the national college admissions scandal to admit to taking part in two schemes to get his daughter into a prestigious university – will spend five months in prison and pay a $100,000 fine.
Talwani said, “I don’t find the fact that the defendant’s daughter ultimately didn’t get into USC to be a game changer here." He was the fifth parent who pleaded guilty to be sentenced by Talwani. In all, 52 people have been charged in the scheme; 24 parents, college coaches and other co-conspirators pleaded guilty, the remainder, including actress Lori Loughlin, pleaded not guilty.
“Huneeus was a repeat player," Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin O'Connell told the judge."For two years, he sought out Singer’s illicit services. He never slowed down. He continued to press for more." Huneeus' defense lawyer Jeremy Sternberg argued it"would be just" to sentence his client to a shorter prison stint than Sloane and Semprevivo because his daughter did not take a spot from another student. His daughter was accepted conditionally into USC in the fall of 2018, but prosecutors charged Huneeus and other parents in March before she could be accepted.
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