FILE – In this May 21, 2019, file photo, Gordon Caplan arrives at federal court in Boston to plead guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Caplan is expected back in court on Thursday, Oct. 3, for sentencing. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
BOSTON (AP) — The former chairman of a global law firm is returning to court to be sentenced for his role in the sweeping college admissions scandal.
Fifty-three-year-old Gordon Caplan, of Greenwich, Connecticut, is scheduled to appear in Boston’s federal court Thursday. He pleaded guilty in May to a single count of fraud and conspiracy.
Caplan was accused of paying a college admissions consultant $75,000 to rig his daughter’s ACT exam in 2018. Authorities say his daughter was unaware of the scheme.
Prosecutors are recommending eight months in prison and a $40,000 fine. Caplan’s lawyers say he deserves no more than 14 days in prison, a fine and community service.
A Sept. 26 filing from Caplan’s lawyers say he “allowed himself to fall prey to his own ego and ambitions for his children.”
By COLLIN BINKLEY
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