Igor Dvorskiy, Racketeering Conspiracy, Massachusetts 2020

BOSTON – In a shocking turn of events, Igor Dvorskiy, 53, of Sherman Oaks, Calif., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering in the high-profile college admissions case.

According to court documents, Dvorskiy, the former director of a private elementary and high school in West Hollywood, Calif., administered the SAT and ACT exams at the school. In exchange for bribe payments directed to him by co-conspirator William 'Rick' Singer – typically $10,000 per student – and in violation of his duty of honest services to the ACT and the College Board, Dvorskiy allowed another co-conspirator, typically Mark Riddell, to purport to proctor the ACT and SAT exams for the children of Singer's clients, and to replace exam answers with corrected answers. Dvorskiy then returned the falsified exams to the ACT and College Board for scoring.

Singer and Riddell previously pleaded guilty and are also cooperating with the government's investigation. Dvorskiy is cooperating with the government's investigation and is set to be sentenced on February 7, 2020. The government will recommend a sentence at the low end of the Sentencing Guidelines, one year of supervised release and a fine.

The charge of racketeering conspiracy provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater, and restitution. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling, Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division, and Kristina O'Connell, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigations in Boston, made the announcement today.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Eric S. Rosen, Justin D. O'Connell, Leslie A. Wright, and Kristen A. Kearney of Lelling's Securities and Financial Fraud Unit are prosecuting the cases.

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/former-director-west-hollywood-private-school-pleads-guilty-college-admissions-case