Test Taker Pleads Guilty in College Admissions Bribery Scam

Test Taker Pleads Guilty in College Admissions Bribery Scam
Mark Riddell arrives at federal court where he was scheduled to plead guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal, in Boston on April 12, 2019. Charles Krupa/Photo via AP
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BOSTON—A former Florida prep school administrator pleaded guilty on April 12 to taking college entrance exams for students in exchange for cash to help wealthy parents get their kids into elite universities.

Mark Riddell admitted to secretly taking the ACT and SAT in place of students, or correcting their answers, as part of a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme, which has ensnared celebrities, business executives and athletic coaches at sought-after schools such as Stanford and Yale.