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Michelle Janavs sentenced to five months imprisonment according to CNN News. The former executive of Chef America that created the Hot Pockets was on Tuesday sentenced to five months imprisonment for her role in facilitating admission scam in favour of her two daughters.
Following her sentencing at the court on Tuesday, she said that: “I am so very sorry that I tried to create an unfair advantage for my children.”
Michelle Janavs paid $300,000 to a consultant to help her falsify the ACT scores for her two daughters, and consequently facilitated one of her daughter’s admission into the University of Southern California as a fake volleyball recruit.
Leniency of the Judge
The prosecutors demanded for a harsher sentence of 21 months imprisonment even though Michelle pleaded guilty to the charges of money laundering and fraud.
The Judge however sentenced her to 5 months imprisonment and fined her $250,000 with a two-year supervised release after her prison term.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/25/us/michelle-janavs-sentence-college-admissions-scam/index.html
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Wider Net of the Law
It could be recalled that the prosecutors charged 53 people in March 2019 for participating in a wide-ranging scheme to get students into elite colleges using various forms of cheating and bribery.
Many wealthy parents, coaches have been sentenced in the scandal so far, with prison time ranging from a few days to several months.
The popular Sex and the City Actress, Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison, while former PIMCO CEO Douglas Hodge was sentenced to nine months imprisonment, which is by far the harshest sentence, so far.
