An FBI investigation called Operation Varsity Blues.

Georgia Tech, USC, UCLA…

And Rick Singer…

The mastermind behind the entire operation.

Is there any risk that this thing blows up in my face?

-Hey, Rick? - Hey there.

-Is this a good time? -Yeah,Yeah, it's good for me.

Rick, I had a question for you.

-It's just you and me. Is that kosher? -Absolutely.

I just wanted Walk me through the whole thing again and how it works.

We help the wealthiest families in the US get their kids into school.

I've done 761 what I would call "side doors."

The "front door" means is getting in on your own.

I got accepted!

So I've created this kind of side door in …

because my families…

want a guarantee.

There aren't many federal cases where you have 50 people

indicted for a crime.

It truly is amazing what people say on the phone

when they don't know the Federal is listening.

If somebody were to catch this,

what happens?

The only way someone can catch it is if you guys tell someone.

It seems like it'd be hard to miss.

There was a 5'5" men's basketball player.

A high school cheerleader who is made a look like a lacrosse player.

You've never had an issue with this?

Some article comes out

that the the polo team is selling seats into the school for 250 grand?

Well, no, because she's a water polo player.

But she's not.

We're here today to announce charges

in the largest college admissions scam

ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice.

My view of the admissions process

is some students getting in on pure merit,

but many others getting in

due to preferences that skew rich and white.

They had every advantage,

and yet they still cheated.

In America, we love the wealthy, and we hate the wealthy.

They disgust us,

and they fascinate us.

I'm gonna do over 730 of these side doors this year.

It's the home run of home runs.

And it works?

Every time.