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College scandal middleman blames 'winning at all costs'

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The consultant at the center of the nationwide college admissions scandal blamed his "winning at all costs" attitude, which he said was caused in part by suppressed childhood trauma, for his actions in a letter to the judge scheduled to sentence him next week.

William "Rick" Singer, 62, who pleaded guilty in March 2019 to charges including racketeering conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy, is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 4 in U.S. District Court in Boston for running the scheme that federal investigators dubbed Operation Varsity Blues.

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William "Rick" Singer, founder of the Edge College & Career Network, departs federal court in Boston after pleading guilty March 12, 2019, to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. 





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