Mastermind of college admissions scandal sentenced to 3.5 years in prison

• "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin and "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman were among the more than 50 people convicted over the scandal.
• Singer's sentence is the longest to be handed down over the conspiracy, surpassing a former Georgetown University tennis coach's two-and-a-half years prison sentence.
• Prosecutors had asked the judge for a six-year sentence for Singer.

The big picture: The scheme was largely carried out through two firms controlled by Singer, the Key Worldwide Foundation and a college admissions prep company known as "The Key."

• For years, Singer bribed coaches and paid for forged standardized tests on behalf of parents who wanted to get their children into elite American colleges, including Yale University, Stanford University and Georgetown University.