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re: Looks like some incoming action on CBB legal issues...
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:58 am to BR Tiger
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:58 am to BR Tiger
Yes. The coach’s pocket. Tells the administrators we need lower standards to get this “player” accepted. A pretty clever con
This post was edited on 3/12/19 at 9:59 am
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Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:58 am to Topwater Trout
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whew we are safe
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:59 am to thunderbird1100
Yes
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:00 am to Bunta
6 Million? Holy shite. Who is the idiot who paid that to get their kid into a school?
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:00 am to tigerskin
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Yes. The coach’s pocket. Tells the administrators we need lower standards to get this “player” accepted. A pretty clever con
It only works if the coach has unlimited exceptions though.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:00 am to BR Tiger
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6 Million? Holy shite. Who is the idiot who paid that to get their kid into a school?
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Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:01 am to covtgr
ELITE schools caught in some serious high level fraud but the Wolkens of the world are more focused on a duffle bag of cash finding its way to Scotlandville.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:01 am to Bunta
And somehow Aunt Becky and the least attractive desparate housewife are involved? Wisteria Lane neighborhood Facebook page gonna be lit af
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:02 am to GumboPot
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Just a statement of fact: the prosecution is going to have a difficult time proving someone was harmed in this entire deal. It appears everyone benefited.
Not a lawyer but wasn’t the next kid right after the cut line harmed?
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:02 am to Bunta
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The suspects allegedly paid bribes of up to $6 million to get their kids into elite colleges, including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and USC.
Why is that a bribe? Is is illegal to make university inducements to get your kid into college?
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:02 am to covtgr
Famous, rich people pay ransoms to get their kids in elite schools
Poor black kids who are good at basketball auction themselves off to schools
Thank you, FBI. Would have NEVER guessed this stuff happens.
Poor black kids who are good at basketball auction themselves off to schools
Thank you, FBI. Would have NEVER guessed this stuff happens.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:03 am to GumboPot
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Just a statement of fact: the prosecution is going to have a difficult time proving someone was harmed in this entire deal. It appears everyone benefited.
Except the deserving applicants who were denied admission because someone else took their place. In any event, bribery is illegal.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:03 am to ProjectP2294
Yeah, I see it went deeper and they faked ACT scores, got administrators involved, etc. Geez
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:06 am to gizmoflak
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Poor black kids who are good at basketball auction themselves off to schools
Ransoms.
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Famous, rich people pay ransoms to get their kids in elite schools
As they should. They have a talent of monetary value. There is nothing wrong with this from a federal state or local level. It's done in business all day everyday.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:07 am to ProjectP2294
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The suspects allegedly paid bribes of up to $6 million to get their kids into elite colleges, including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and USC.
In most cases, the students did not know their admission was contingent on a bribe.
University athletic coaches and administrators of college entrance exams were also among those arrested.
The alleged scam centered around a man in California who ran a business helping students get into the college of their choice.
Authorities say parents would pay him a predetermined amount, with full knowledge of what they were doing. He would then steer the money to one of two places: either an SAT or ACT administrator, or a college athletic coach.
The coaches would allegedly arrange a fake profile that listed the prospective student as an athlete, and exam administrators would either hire proctors to take the test or correct the answers of a student.
The bribes ranged from a few thousand dollars to up to 6 million, according to officials. The charging documents, unsealed in Boston federal court, are more than 200 pages long.
This makes it sound like a bribe of 6 million here.
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Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:07 am to GumboPot
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Just a statement of fact: the prosecution is going to have a difficult time proving someone was harmed in this entire deal.
It appears everyone benefited.
Unfortunately for LSU and all others, the NCAA's standard is not whether anyone was harmed. Even if everyone benefited, the NCAA would say the integrity of the game was harmed.
Oh, and frick the NCAA.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:07 am to GumboPot
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Just a statement of fact: the prosecution is going to have a difficult time proving someone was harmed in this entire deal. It appears everyone benefited.
That's not how this works. Understanding the difference between crimes and torts is important because the law treats them in different ways. TORTS: A tort is a wrongful act that injures or interferes with another's person or property. A tort case is a civil court proceeding. The accused is the "defendant" and the victim is a "plaintiff."
In other words, this is a crime. It's not a lawsuit.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:07 am to covtgr
but but only will wade is doing it.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:08 am to tigerskin
One wonders why they weren't upfront and just donated it directly to the endowment. It's pretty straightforward; if your family's name is on a building no admissions director in the country will turn you down.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:08 am to Jim Rockford
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Except the deserving applicants who were denied admission because someone else took their place.
The university has the prerogative to define "deserving".
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In any event, bribery is illegal.
In bribery some one is harmed by extortion or other means. In these cases they appear more in line with services rendered.
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