Thankfully, Mr. Vandemoer does not have to serve jail time. Six months of home detention? That's nothing. Two years of supervised release? That's not much either. The key word here is "release." And a "fine" of $10,000? That's peanuts compared to the $800,000 that he is known to have made in bribes. Who knows how much more he made? Thanks to the judge, this nice person is now pretty much scot-free. If he was, you know, from one of those other neighborhoods, then that would be a totally different matter.

I guess if you have a Stanford connection the criminal justice system doesn’t feel you should suffer in jail. What this man did was really wrong. Undermines the college admissions system and he made more money than many make in a life time. What’s wrong with this picture. I wonder if Santa Clara County is going to get rid of another judge.

I share the concern mentioned by the anonymous poster & drlsb, regarding the apparently gross sentencing disparities between wealthy white criminals vs criminals of color or lower income. And this sentence, of one day incarceration (already served), 6 months of home detention, 3 years of supervised parole, and a $10,000 fine, may not have been perfectly retributive for his crime.

However, the posters are incorrect in stating that he profitted from $800,000 in bribes. There is no evidence of this. Rather, the ringleader, Singer, bribed this man to accept non-sailing students as student athletes, to raise money for the Stanford Sailing Program. So his actions, while criminal, were also somewhat "altuistic". He is now out of a job, so getting no income, and is on 6-month home arrest. His career in a academia is over, and he has a felony on his record; although he may be employable, it's going to be tough. He and his wife (unsure about kids) may be able to survive in the Bay Area on her salary (assuming she's working at a well paid job), but it might be tough. So maybe the sentence was appropriate for a criminal who does not require incarceration to protect society.

The ringleader was Singer, who was tge beneficiary of the cash paid by the entitled parents who tried to game the system on behalf of their kids. Singer probably will be incarcerated, and face subtantial fines - that may also be the case for any involved parents who face trial without stating their guilt.

Hooray Stanford! We win again!