B.C. businessman David Sidoo sentenced in U.S. college admissions scandal
Posted July 15, 2020 12:45 pm.
Last Updated July 15, 2020 1:19 pm.
B.C. businessman David Sidoo was sentenced Wednesday in the U.S. college admissions scandal.
His sentence is for 90 days in prison, minus four days for time served. He has to surrender to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons by late September.
Sidoo, a former CFL player, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in a U.S. federal court in March. Besides prison time, the plea deal called for him to pay a $250,000 fine, to be approved by the judge.
#BREAKING Prominent businessman from #BC David Sidoo has been sentenced to 90 days involving cheating scandal in #US college system. @NBCNews reports he must report to prison in September. #bcpoli @NEWS1130 https://t.co/0CXF9rRXhj
— Marcella Bernardo (@Bernardo1130) July 15, 2020
Sidoo was among 50 prominent parents, university athletic coaches and others charged in the scheme, which authorities said involved rigged entrance exams and bogus athletic credentials to make applicants look like star athletes for sports they didn’t play.
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Sidoo paid the admissions consultant at the centre of the scheme $200,000 to have someone pose as his sons using a fake ID to secure higher scores on their SATs, prosecutors said.
In June, Sidoo had his membership in the Order of B.C. terminated.
Nearly two dozen parents, including “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman, as well as “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, also pleaded guilty.
-with files from The Association Press
