gordon caplan is his name from connecticut.om -- the judge ordered him to pay a $50,000 fine. he pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy after paying $75,000 to a college consultant, rick singer. singer has pleaded guilty to a handful of charges. he's cooperating with federal investigators now and has been released from the custody while awaiting sentencing. in the meantime, one of the biggest names involved in the scandal, she is set to report to prison at the end of the month. 14 days behind bars. she pleaded guilty to fraud after admitting to paying $15,000 to improve her daughter's a.c.t. score. the other actress wrapped up in this case, lori locklin is planning to fight the charges. the judge is considering a court date. live outside the courthouse in boston. >> a lot of ground to cover here. gordon caplan is slated to self-report himself to prison on november 6th. as imagined, one month behind bars. prosecutors called for eight months. they argued in court that unlike others embroiled in the scandal first engaged with rick

gordon caplan is expected to self-report to prison november 6th. to one month behind bars and the expectation is that he will self-report like many of the other parents at this point been sentence thus far. prosecutors initially called for eight months, argued in court unlike others embroiled in the scandal who first engaged with singer for legitimate services, his relationship with the haster mind was a scheme from the start. unlike other parents, kaplan's daughter was unaware of her daughter's cheating efforts. -- father es cheating efforts. caplan repeatedly apologize which he did outside of the courthouse again earlier today. >> i fully respect the decision of the decision of the court today. i'm deeply and profoundly sorry for being involved in this, this mess. i am focused now on doing everything i can to regain some portion of my good name. thanks. reporter: looking ahead another father learns his fate tomorrow. a wealthy california inventor agreed to pay $300,000 in bribes to test cheating and faking athletic scandals. he will be sentenced

gordon caplan paid to improve his daughter's score on a college entrance exam.tdown with the lawyers involved in the scandal. don, what else is part of caplan's sentence? >> reporter: good morning. well, he was also sentenced to a year's probation. once he gets out of prison he has to pay a $50,000 fine and do 250 hours of community service. prosecutors in court described him as lacking morality and also not having any regard for the law. >> mr. caplan, would you answer a few questions? >> gordon caplan, briefly addressed reporters on tuesday after leaving the court in boston. >> i totally respect the decision of the court today. i am deeply and profoundly sorry for being involved in this -- this mess. >> the former powerful new york attorney will spend one month behind bars. prosecutor his asked for eight, calling caplan braisen and corrupt. in may he pled guilty for one count of fraud and conspiracy for paying $75,000 to have his daughter's answers on the a.c.t. exam corrected. >> this conduct crossed the line. >> do you think this was the best sentence that y

gordon caplan will spend one nth bend bars for scheming to boost his daughter's a.c.t. score.e paid $75,000 for a test proctor to fix her answers on a score sheet. felicity huffman and lori loughlin have been charged. huffman pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 days in prison. loughlin is fighting the charges. >>> coming up, anchor james franco is being sued by students who accuse him of sexual exploitation. >>> president trump vows to protect medicare as he attacks the health care plans of his potential democratic presidential rivals. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." >>> this is the "cbs morning news." fact! coffee stains teeth. unlike ordinary whitening toothpaste, colgate optic white has hydrogen peroxide that goes below the tooth's surface for a smile that's 4 shades visibly whiter. colgate optic white. whitening that works. treat yourself to a heath bar. because nothing says special like rich english toffee. ♪ heath, it's english toffee to find out, olay faced the world.better than olay? we tested our vitamin b3 formula and beat japan's top moisturizers. south korea

gordon caplan, the former head of the law firm, paid $75,000 to have a proctor correct his daughter's a.c.t. exam and will now spend one month behind bars, much less than the eight months prosecutors were looking for. he's also been fined $50,000 and will have to perform community service. >>> a new york man is free after serving 26 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit carlos weeks was convicted of killing a man and seriously injuring a girl in 1993. two sisters said they witnessed the crime but a judge overturned it after prosecutors admitted witnesses were not reliable. >> i just want to say i'm feeling good and happy to be out. >> how do you feel, mr. weeks? >> i feel great. >> are you angry? >> i'm great. >> weeks is now 46 years old. he was released thanks to the work of a conviction review unit in the d.a.'s office. 26 people have been freed since that unit was founded in 2014. >>> if you have cable tv, you may not be surprised to hear this. an investigation by "consumer reports" found hidden fees on cable bills are now costing the average customer nearly $450 a year. t

gordon recognizes how clearly warped his thinking was. three parents who admitted guilt have been sentenced to prison time. felicity huffman, 14 days. devon sloane, got four months behind bars. caplanpected to happen until 2020. steve, ainsley? steve: we'll watch at 2:30 for your report. thanks, molly. >> brian, over to you. brian: federal lounge ruling that harvard does not discriminate against asian-americans. the judge ruled while not perfect requiring raise conscience admissions. harvard admissions program passes constitutional muster according to the that judge. the case is expected to head to the supreme court setting up a potential showdown on affirmative action. what does it mean for asian-americans hoping to get into that i'vely league school or anyone? campus reform correspondent joins us kelly thanks, for joining us. what is your take on this ruling? you do not agree with it. why? >> thanks so much for having me. so first of all as an asian-american student at harvard i'm extremely grateful i got in despite my background but i'm especially fearful for asian applants to harvard in the future. i don't like the judge upheld the use of race in this decision. i think it is ex