The government said that the daughter went to see a doctor and was told to ‘play stupid’ so that she could get the doctor to claim a disability. It’s unclear how much the daughter knew but their appears to be some culpability. Rachel has been working on gaining recognition on the juniors national tennis circuit and plays in tournaments around the US. Research shows that daughter is Rachel Treibick Caplan. The complaint says the daughter was enrolled in an online high school. Gordon eventually asked Singer to stop adding his wife to emails about the scheme and the DOJ says it was Gordon who made the illicit payment. Yet the family moved forward with the plan and flew their daughter out to Southern California to take the exam at a testing center where people were placed to help rig it. Wiretaps show Amy saying she ‘wasn’t ok’ with the idea of payments made to a proctor of the ACT exams to manipulate the score of her daughters test. That man is William Rick Singer who has already plead guilty and worked with the FBI to record parents involved in the scheme.
The Boston office of the FBI obtained wiretaps and recorded both Gordon and Amy speaking with the man who orchestrated the college entrance admission bribe scheme. Amy attended an exclusive private school called Greenwich Academy. with his 49-year old wife Amy Elizabeth Caplan who grew up with family money in Greenwich and is a member of the Treibick family. Gordon, age 53, lives in uber-wealthy Greenwich, Conn.
He was released on a personal signature $500,000 bond and given strict travel conditions. It’s unclear if he is still getting paid but the law firm went right to work scrubbing his bio off their website. Caplan, a seasoned dealmaker for private equity firms was removed from his duties at Willki Farr Gallagher LLP today. Caplan, has been charged with a felony for making payments to help his daughter cheat on a college entrance exam. The Co-Chairman of a white-shoe law firm, Gordon R. If Caplan’s plea remains a felony charge he will not be able to keep his law license. His white-shoe law firm Willki Farr said they have finally removed him as a partner. “The remorse and shame that I feel is more than I can convey.” Caplan also said his daughter Rachel, who is a junior in High School, had not applied to college yet. His attorney circulated this statement today: “My immediate goal is to focus on making amends for my actions to try to win back the trust and respect of my daughter, my family, and my community,” Caplan said in a statement Friday.
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UPDATE 4.5.19: Gordon Caplan is the first parent to admit guilt. Federal prosecutors had asked the judge for eight month of jail time.
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UPDATE: 10.3.19 – Gordon Caplan was sentenced to one month in jail and agreed to a suspension of his law license while the NY Bar investigates.