thank you. >> good morning. thank you all for being here. i'd like to thank the u.s. attorney and the fbi special agent in charge for the opportunity to address you here today. again, my name is christina o'connell, the special agent in charge of the irs criminal division. this morning special agents from irs criminal investigation, alongside the fbi, arrested dozens of individuals for their role in a nationwide scheme to exchange bribes for college admissions. at the center of the sweeping financial crime is william rick singer. singer and the others arrested today conspired to not only make and receive bribes, but to also funnel those bribe payments for a bogus charity founded by singer. utilizing this charitable business facade he was able to