Hodge admitted paying bribes of more than $625,000 to get his children into USC and Georgetown University.
The charges increase pressure on the parents as the sprawling case moves toward the trial phase.
Douglas Hodge is accused of bribing sports coaches at the University of Southern California and Georgetown University.
The sentencing judge rejected the idea that the parent was mislead into the bribery scheme.
The Justice Department's announcement means actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin will be incarcerated.
Evidence mounts that "pay to play" may be customary at U.S. colleges and universities.
He used bribes to get his kids recruited as athletes, even though they were not.
Fourteen parents, including actress Felicity Huffman, have also pleaded guilty in the schame.
Actress Felicity Huffman joins more than a dozen parents pleading guilty in an ongoing college admissions scandal.
They will cooperate with an ongoing federal investigation, according to their plea agreements.
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