Jail Time Recommended For Greenwich Lawyer: Report

GREENWICH, CT — Federal prosecutors have recommended Greenwich lawyer Gordon Caplan spend eight months in jail for his participation in a federal college admissions scandal, the Greenwich Time reports. He is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 3, seven months after his arrest by the FBI.

Caplan has pleaded guilty to honest services mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud, according to the Greenwich Time. He also faces a fine of $40,000 and a year of supervised, and is looking at a prison sentence of eight to 14 months as part of a plea bargain.

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Caplan, the former co-chairman of New York City law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, is accused of paying $75,000 to improve his daughter's college admissions test score, according to prosecutors.

He is one of 50 people indicted in the scheme, in which several families are accused of paying tens of thousands of dollars to a California college prep firm that allegedly bribed coaches, administrators, testing company employees and others to ensure students got into elite schools.

In addition to Caplan, others in the indictment included famous actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, the latter of whom is scheduled to appear in Boston's federal court for sentencing Friday.

Read the full story at the Greenwich Time.