Netflix takes a closer look at the college admission scandal with a new documentary set to be released next month.
The streaming giant released a teaser on Monday, two years after the massive national coup was discovered, with actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin among more than 50 people indicted.
Operation Varsity Blues will focus on Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the scheme to take the children of wealthy parents to the colleges of their choice.
Closer analysis: Netlfix released a teaser for Operation Varsity Blues on Monday. The focus will be on Rick Singer, the mentor behind the college admission scandal that exploded in 2019
Singer reportedly created fake charities through which he would make large donations to colleges like Yale University, Georgetown, Stanford and the University of Southern California to secure places for his clients’ children.
Singer reportedly helped facilitate donations worth $ 25 million from parents across the country, including Loughlin and Huffman.
The teaser starts with a ‘real conversation’ between Singer and one of his clients worried about the risk of ‘blowing up in my face’ if it is discovered that ‘the polo team is selling school places for $ 250,000’.
– Well, no, because she plays water polo. Singer replies, before his client, looking more skeptical, replies: ‘But she isn’t.’
Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman were among more than 50 people indicted in the case that revealed a massive scheme with wealthy parents paying bribes to place their children in elite colleges
What was said: The teaser starts with a ‘real conversation’ between Singer and one of his clients worried about the risk of ‘blowing up in my face’ if it is discovered that ‘the polo team is selling school places for $ 250,000 ‘.
Take a closer look: Netflix said in its ad that the documentary will use ‘an innovative combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s tapped conversations between Singer and his clients’.
Netflix said in its ad that the documentary will use “an innovative combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s tapped conversations between Singer and his clients.”
Actor Matthew Modine plays Singer, the admitted mentor of the operation that went nuts and started working with investigators, secretly recording his conversations with parents and coaches.
Directed by Chris Smith, who is also responsible for Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened and also executive producer on Tiger King, the documentary will begin airing on March 17.
Actor Matthew Modine plays Singer (photo in March 2019), the admitted mentor of the operation that went crazy and started working with investigators, secretly recording his conversations with parents and coaches
More than 50 people were charged in the scandal that saw parents pay bribes for someone to cheat on their children’s entrance exams or pretend they were athletes famous for sports they didn’t play.
Singer pleaded guilty to extortion conspiracy and several other charges and is expected to testify at the defendants’ trials. He was not convicted.
Loughlin was released from federal prison at CI Dublin, Calif., On December 28, where she fully served her two-month prison sentence, as declared by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Prison time: Loughlin was released from federal prison at CI Dublin, Calif., On December 28, where he fully served his two-month prison term, as declared by the Federal Bureau of Prisons
Behind bars: her husband, stylist Mossimo Giannulli, is still serving his five-month sentence in a prison in Lompoc near Santa Barbara, California, for his role in the college admission bribery scheme
The Full House star reportedly had a ‘tearful’ meeting with her daughters Olivia Jade, 21, and Bella Rose, 22, when she finally returned to her Malibu mansion.
Her husband, stylist Mossimo Giannulli, is still serving his five-month sentence in a prison in Lompoc, near Santa Barbara, California, for his role in the college admission bribery scheme.
He is due to be released on April 17. Prosecutors said Giannulli deserved a tougher sentence because he was ‘the most active participant in the scheme’.
Loughlin and Giannulli admitted in May to pay $ 500,000 to take their two daughters, Olivia and Isabella, to the University of Southern California as recruits to the team, although neither was a rower.
Privilege: Loughlin and Giannulli admitted in May to pay $ 500,000 to take their two daughters, Olivia and Isabella, to the University of Southern California as recruits to the team, although neither was a rower.
Involved: Huffman served nearly two weeks in prison last year for paying $ 15,000 to an admissions consultant for an inspector to correct his daughter’s SAT responses
The guilty plea was a surprising turnaround for the couple, whose lawyers insisted for a year that they were innocent – even accusing investigators of fabricating evidence against them.
Huffman, who admitted his guilt from the start, served nearly two weeks in prison last year for paying an admissions consultant $ 15,000 for an inspector to correct his daughter’s responses to the SAT.
Of the nearly 60 parents, coaches and others accused in the case, about a dozen are still fighting the charges. Sentences for parents who have defended so far in the case range from a few weeks to nine months.