A California woman paid over $9,000 to have a person affiliated with Rick Singer's college counseling business take online classes for her son so he could graduate Georgetown University, according to the Department of Justice
Karen Littlefair, 57, of Newport Beach will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of a plea deal announced on Monday, according to court documents. Prosecutors agreed to recommend a sentence of four months in prison, one year of supervised release, a fine of $9,500 and an order to pay restitution.Littlefair is the 53rd person to be charged in the sprawling college admissions scam first announced in March.
Singer wrote to Littlefair on June 1, 2017, that"we have someone to take the classes" and that he would"let you know what it will take to complete so we can bill," the court documents state. She paid $6,197 to The Key on August 4, 2017, for two online classes offered by Georgetown, the documents state.Read MoreOne of the classes required video conferences with the professor.
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