In college admissions scam, a parent's 'victim' claim fails and he gets 4 months in prison
LOS ANGELES - In a bid to evade prison for his part in the college admissions scandal, one Los Angeles business executive attempted a risky balancing act.
Stephen Semprevivo entered a felony guilty plea for paying the scam's leader $400,000 to sneak his son into Georgetown University. Nonetheless, through one of his attorneys, Semprevivo told a judge he shouldn't be put behind bars because he was a "victim" in the case and had been preyed upon and hoodwinked.
Semprevivo's plea for leniency failed Thursday when the judge sentenced him
