College admissions scammer worked with authorities, recorded calls with clients

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College admissions adviser William “Rick” Singer, who orchestrated the college admissions scandal, was instructed by law enforcement to call multiple clients and implicate them in the scheme after it was uncovered.

Singer, who pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges last week, started to cooperate with federal investigators in September 2018 and made a total of 34 calls to clients and recorded those conversations under the instruction of law enforcement.

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