Ex-Stanford sailing coach John Vandemoer sentenced to one day in jail over US college admissions bribery scandal
- Judge notes Vandemoer had not pocketed bribes for his own gain, says prison term would be deemed already served
- She imposes US$10,000 fine and two years of supervised release, including six months of home confinement
A former Stanford University sailing coach was sentenced on Wednesday to a single day behind bars for racketeering conspiracy in the college admissions bribery scandal.
But the federal judge in the case said the one-day term for John Vandemoer would be deemed already served. She also imposed a US$10,000 fine and two years of supervised release, including six months of home confinement.
Vandemoer became the first person sentenced in the Varsity Blues case, out of 50 the federal government charged, when he appeared in federal court in Boston.
US District Judge Rya Zobel delivered the sentence. Noting that Vandemoer had not pocketed bribes for his own gain, in contrast to others accused in the scandal, Zobel said: “I have not heard of anyone who is less culpable.”
Prosecutors had recommended little more than a year in prison.
