Judge Hands Down Harshest Penalty Yet From College Admissions Scandal

Douglas Hodge, shown last October outside the federal courthouse in Boston, has been sentenced to nine months in prison.

Prosecutors told the court that they considered Douglas Hodge, the ex-CEO of PIMCO, among the "most culpable" of the parents charged. He has been sentenced to nine months in prison.

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