William Singer: Key points of the chief suspect of the admissions scandal

In court documents, William Singer, 59, a businessman from Newport Beach, Calif., Who, according to prosecutors, has managed and profited from the fraudulent scheme, has been identified in court documents.

Mr. Singer has been cooperating with federal investigators since September 2018. He pleaded guilty to four counts on Tuesday.

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Here are some key points about Mr. Singer from court documents, past news coverage, and a biographical sketch on a company's website.

• Business: Mr. Singer is the owner of The Edge College & Career Network, also known as The Key – a for-profit university consulting and development company that provides families with assistance in bringing students to universities. and competitive colleges. He also owns related businesses.

• The non-profit organization: Mr. Singer created and runs the Key Worldwide Foundation, which claims to be a charitable organization and, according to prosecutors, has been used to conceal the true nature of the payments made by parents.

• the charges: A charge of racketeering conspiracy, money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States as part of the fraud and corruption scheme; a chief obstruction of justice for notifying other accused of the investigation.

• The career: Mr. Singer began as a teacher and sports coach and founded his first university consulting firm, Future Stars, in Sacramento in 1992, according to a 2005 profile published in The Sacramento Business Journal. He sold it a few years later and worked for some time as executive director of call centers, and then set up another admission consulting firm, The CollegeSource, in Sacramento in 2004. He also contributed to the development from an online high school sold to educational services. Kaplan company. He published a book of tips on college entry in 2014.