Elizabeth Henriquez, College Admissions Scheme, Massachusetts 2020

California Woman Sentenced to Prison in College Admissions Scheme

BOSTON - In a shocking turn of events, Elizabeth Henriquez, 57, of Atherton, California, was sentenced to seven months in prison, two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a fine of $200,000 for participating in the college admissions scheme for her two children.

Beginning in 2015, Henriquez conspired with William 'Rick' Singer and others to secure her children's admission to selective colleges and universities through bribery and fraud. The scheme included having a corrupt proctor correct her older daughter's answers on the SAT II subject tests, as well as paying Singer $400,000 to facilitate her daughter's admission to Georgetown University as a purported tennis recruit.

Henriquez's scheme was uncovered in October 2019, when she pleaded guilty to an indictment charging her with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and honest services mail and wire fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

In addition to her prison sentence, Henriquez was also ordered to conduct 300 hours of community service. She must self-surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on June 30, 2020.

The college admissions scheme, which involved several high-profile individuals and organizations, has been under investigation since 2018. The case has highlighted the lengths to which some parents will go to give their children a competitive edge in the college admissions process.

Elizabeth Henriquez, 57, of Atherton, California, was sentenced to seven months in prison, two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a fine of $200,000 for participating in the college admissions scheme for her two children.

Case information, including the status of each defendant, charging documents, and plea agreements, can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/investigations-college-admissions-and-testing-bribery-scheme.

The details contained in the court documents are allegations and the remaining defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/parent-sentenced-prison-college-admissions-case