Boston, Massachusetts - William "Rick" Singer, the man behind the "Varsity Blues" college admissions bribery scandal, was sentenced by a federal court on Wednesday to 3.5 years in prison and a $19-million fine.

Singer (62) must also serve three years of supervised release after his prison time. The money he has been ordered to pay will be split with one half going toward restitution to the Internal Revenue Service and the other as forfeitures of money and assets, NPR reported.

The ex-college admissions consultant pleaded guilty in March 2019 to helping dozens of wealthy parents fake their kids' way into prestigious universities. Charges against him included racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and obstruction of justice.

Singer is accused of scheming to get his clients' children admitted to institutions like Yale University, Georgetown University, and the University of Southern California by fraudulent means. His methods involved paying athletics coaches to "recruit" his clients' children, faking their resumes, and superimposing their faces on photos of real athletes. He also bribed college admissions exam administrators to fudge their test results.

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He would then funnel the money he got from parents through a charity he claimed would support underserved youth so his clients could deduct the payments from their taxes.

After his guilty plea, the disgraced consultant subsequently helped convict some of his clients, including actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, both of whom served stints in prison. Many of the more than 50 defendants in the case spent no time behind bars.

Singer is set to turn himself over to authorities on February 27, 2023.