Ex-Willkie Co-Chair Faces Prison After College Scandal Plea (2)

The former co-chairman of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP pleaded guilty to conspiracy and faces the possibility of going to prison after admitting he bribed a consultant with $75,000 to have him rig his daughter’s college board scores.

Gordon Caplan of Greenwich, Connecticut, who specialized in mergers and acquisitions, is one of the highest-profile parents ensnared in a national college-admissions cheating scandal. He admitted May 21 he conspired with William Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the scam, and funneled the payment through a charity that Singer ran.

Gordon Caplan, left, arrives at federal court in Boston on May 21, 2019.

Photographer: Scott Eisen/Bloomberg

“I would like to emphasize that my daughter had absolutely nothing to ...