Former Vineyard Owner Gets 5 Months in College Bribery Case
Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2019 6:36 pm
FILE - Agustin Huneeus, center, arrives at federal court in Boston, to plead guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal,May 21, 2019. Huneeus was sentenced Oct. 4 to five months in prison.
BOSTON - The former owner of a California wine business has been sentenced to five months in prison for his role in the college admissions scheme.
Fifty-three-year-old Agustin Huneeus, of San Francisco, was sentenced in Boston’s federal court Friday after pleading guilty to a single count of fraud and conspiracy.
Authorities say Huneeus paid $50,000 to rig his daughter’s SAT exam in 2018 and agreed to pay $250,000 to bribe her way into the University of Southern California as a fake athlete. He was arrested before completing the deal and his daughter was not admitted.
Prosecutors recommended 15 months in prison and a $95,000 fine. His lawyers said he deserved two months and a fine.
Huneeus previously said he was ashamed and saw that his actions represent “the worst sort of entitlement.”