Mastermind behind college admissions scam is back advising students — now with a court-ordered disclaimer

College Admissions Scammer Is Out Of Jail & Advising Students Again

MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images/MediaNews Group/Getty ImagesWilliam “Rick” Singer, the mastermind behind the “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions scam, is back advising high school students and their families. Singer served two and a half years in prison, followed by time in a halfway house. Just months later, still under supervised release, he is now working for admissions consulting company ID Future Stars, which is owne…

‘Varsity Blues’: Mastermind behind college admissions scam is back advising students — now with a court-ordered disclaimer

By Eric Levenson, CNN Fresh out of federal prison, the mastermind behind the college admissions scam known as “Operation Varsity Blues” is back with a new job: college admissions advising. William “Rick” Singer was released early from the Bureau of Prisons’ custody on March 25 and, according to a recent legal filing, is living in California and working for ID Future Stars, an “admissions consulting company owned by his sister.” The company’s web…

Mastermind behind college admissions scam is back in business — but with a court-ordered disclaimer

Fresh out of federal prison, the mastermind behind the college admissions scam known as “Operation Varsity Blues” is back with a new job: college admissions advising.