Mark Riddell

Mark Riddell

Age: Mark Riddell is 38 years old (as in 2020)

desde:   Australie

Gender: Male

Nationality: Australië

Height: 1.82 m

 

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Mark Riddell is a former tennis player 38 years old, which became an adviser to the school and is accused of taking the SAT and ACT for the children of rich parents for bribery and fraud of several million dollars allocated for rich children to enter elite universities.

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Federal tax data say Mark Riddell was charged on March 12 with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest mail fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Riddell, an employee of the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, worked with William “Rick” Singer, a 58-year-old man from Newport Beach, California, and owner of Edge College & Career Network LLC, a for-profit university adviser and Preparatory business, the Office of the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said Tuesday in a press release.

“Between approximately 2011 and February 2019, Singer allegedly conspired with dozens of parents, athletic coaches, a college athletic administrator and others to use bribery and other forms of fraud to ensure the admission of students to colleges and universities, including the Yale University, Georgetown. “University, Stanford University, University of Southern California and Wake Forest University, among others,” prosecutors said. “They are also charged for their participation in the plan 33 parents and 13 coaches and associates of Singer companies, including two administrators of SAT and ACT exams. “

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Prosecutors added: “The conspiracy involved 1) bribing the SAT and ACT exam administrators to allow an examinee, typically Riddell, to secretly take college entrance exams instead of students or correct student responses. students after taking the test;�?2) bribe college coaches and athletic administrators, including coaches at Yale, Stanford, Georgetown, the University of Southern California, and the University of Texas, to facilitate the admission of students to elite universities on the pretext of being recruited as athletes�?and (3) use the façade of Singer’s charitable organization to hide the nature and source of the bribes. “

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Several coaches in the best universities face charges.�They also face charges from several prominent parents, including actresses Lori Loughlin, the fame of “Full House” and Felicity Huffman, better known as “Desperate Housewives.” You can read about the case, nicknamed “Operation Varsity Blues” and the people arrested here. .

Here is what you need to know about Mark Riddell:

Mark Riddell is accused of receiving payments, including up to $ 10,000, from Rick Singer to take the SAT and ACT tests for children of wealthy people.The scheme began in 2011, according to federal prosecutors.This is how things worked, according to prosecutors:

At a press conference on March 12, Massachusetts District Attorney Andrew Lelling told reporters that Riddell is “a really smart guy.” He said Riddell “did not have inside information about the answers, he was smart enough.” to get an almost perfect score on demand or to calibrate the score. “

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desde

Australie

Gender

Male

Nationality

Australië

Height

1.82 m

 

Age

38 years old

Prosecutors did not say in court documents how often Riddell took tests for students.In some cases, Riddell “secretly corrected” a student’s responses after he or she took the test, prosecutors said.In one case, a father, “gave Singer a copy of the letter of Father 1’s son so Riddell could imitate him by taking the exam instead.”

Mark Riddell was included on the IMG Academy website as the director of preparation for the college entrance examination.His employee biography page on the IMG Academy website was removed on March 12 after Riddell’s arrest.IMG, based in Bradenton, Florida, is an internship and sports training center that attracts the best athletes in Florida and across the country.

“Today we were informed of the charges against Mark Riddell.Riddell has been suspended indefinitely while we investigated this matter, “IMG Academy said in a statement.The school is not mentioned in any court documents and there are no allegations of irregularities involving IMG Academy staff members other than Riddell or students.

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Riddell is a native of Sarasota, Florida, and attended Sarasota High School, where he was a star tennis player.He also trained at the IMG Academy.According to the IMG website, “Prior to preparing for the exams, Mark was an ATP-ranked tennis pro and a decorated NCAA Division I tennis player.”

Riddell played tennis in Division 1 at Harvard University, where he graduated in 2004. While at Harvard, he played in the All American Championship and was part of a team that ranked 17th in the country, according to the site. IMG website.According to College Tennis Online , Riddell compiled a record of 78-43 singles and 92-46 doubles at Harvard.

The IMG website says that Riddell was classified on the ATP tour, but the ATP website has no record of Riddell’s career.

Mark Riddell began cooperating with federal investigators in February 2019 and intends to plead guilty to the two charges against him, conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to court documents federal.It is not clear exactly how Riddell cooperated with the investigation.You can read the details of the charges against the 33 parents below.In the document, Riddell is mentioned as collaborating witness 2, or CW-2:

According to prosecutors, Mark Riddell is not in custody and is scheduled to appear in federal court in Boston on Wednesday for the first time.Riddell will probably plead guilty to the charges against him at that time and will then be released until he is sentenced.Rick Singer also pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the investigation, prosecutors said.

Riddell could face up to 20 years in federal prison for every charge, but with his cooperation and criminal record, he is unlikely to receive close to the maximum penalty.Details of the plea agreement that is expected to be accepted not having been made public.

 

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