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re: College Admissions Bribery Scandal - Coaches, Entertainers and CEOs Involved
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:40 am to cable
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:40 am to cable
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Can you imagine the ripple effects from this? Little Johnny got screwed out of his soccer scholly and little Annie didn't get into her school because some rich kids' parents bribed the school. This could be absolutely huge. Talk about fraud on a massive scale.
The RICO thing is huge. It allows all the members of a criminal organization to be charged equally for anything any one of them did in the operation of a criminal organization. This is how mob bosses get convicted of murder for the death of someone they didn't kill themselves.
If convicted, then all money from the criminal enterprise is forfeit. Often, the DA is going to get a restraining order pretrial in a RICO case to prevent defendants from touching their financial accounts and ask the judge to require a performance bond so that the money for the fine is there up front and the government just keeps it if the defendant is convicted. Further, conviction opens the convict up to civil trials where anyone who can prove damages due to the RICO offense can recover damages from the convicted. Triple damages.
Now, proving damages might be hard, but the RICO law was designed to completely cripple and dismantle criminal organizations by putting all the conspirators in jail and taking all their money.
I'd imagine there are a lot of puckered assholes and emergency meetings with attorneys today.
This post was edited on 3/12/19 at 11:44 am
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Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:42 am to Lsupimp
This is pretty bad. I got into all the schools I applied to. Just do your fricking work in high school. It was too easy to not get good grades.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:42 am to cable
So then once these kids are in they need to pay more money to have others write their papers and take tests? More bribes?
None of these kids are going to do anything with their degrees so why even bother?
None of these kids are going to do anything with their degrees so why even bother?
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:42 am to Pettifogger
What kind of a dumb frick bribes a college 6 million dollars to get them in? And I mean this in two ways: 1) The Parents doing this behind their kids back; 2) How dumb is the kid in question when a million dollars won’t get you in college? You had to up it to 6 million? I’d love to see if this kid graduated or his parents bribes just got him by.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:47 am to Pettifogger
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Aunt Becky (Lori Loughlin) is among those going to the clank:
the rower
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:49 am to Walking the Earth
quote:These people exist based on how other people view them.
I just don't understand why they did it this way.
This is pretty much par for the course.
This post was edited on 3/12/19 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:51 am to Scruffy
Scruffy makes a good point
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:52 am to Cosmo
Meh. No worse than unqualified young people getting in to these schools via Affirmative Action.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:53 am to Scruffy
This is how the wealthy operate and on the opposite spectrum if you can run a football or shoot a basketball you get the same treatment.
Meanwhile in the middle we sit paying sticker price.
And that goes for pretty much everything not just education. The middle class pays the bills in this country.
Meanwhile in the middle we sit paying sticker price.
And that goes for pretty much everything not just education. The middle class pays the bills in this country.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:57 am to Cymry Teigr
Some of these schools offer “gentlemen’s Cs” or have very easy majors.
A big portion of this is being “in” so that you are making connections with all the right people.
A big portion of this is being “in” so that you are making connections with all the right people.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 12:02 pm to NYCAuburn
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I'm surprised she needed bribes to get in the boat...she grabs the attention of coxswains everywhere.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 12:02 pm to Pettifogger
This has been going on for a looooooooooooooooooong time.
People with money buy their kids into a lot of things, and colleges have no conscience, they are looking for any $$$ they can get. They would give you a scholarship at a ivy league university for the right donation.
They have lowered their standards and became woke.
People with money buy their kids into a lot of things, and colleges have no conscience, they are looking for any $$$ they can get. They would give you a scholarship at a ivy league university for the right donation.
They have lowered their standards and became woke.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 12:03 pm to Pettifogger
The biggest academic scandal to erupt in quite some time and the #1 thing trending on Twitter is "Aunt Becky" 
Posted on 3/12/19 at 12:05 pm to Martini
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. The middle class pays the bills in this country.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 12:06 pm to junkfunky
I think they are saying the Jesuits aren't highly selective
Posted on 3/12/19 at 12:07 pm to Walking the Earth
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The biggest academic scandal to erupt in quite some time and the #1 thing trending on Twitter is "Aunt Becky"
and rightly so.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 12:07 pm to MrLSU
USC has just responded with this:
USC
Dear USC Community,
I want to inform you of an ongoing wide-ranging criminal investigation involving universities nationwide, including USC. The government has made a public announcement and disseminated the charging documents. The federal government has alleged that USC is a victim in a scheme perpetrated against the university by a long-time Athletics Department employee, one current coach and three former coaching staff, who were allegedly involved in a college admissions scheme and have been charged by the government on multiple charges.
At this time, we have no reason to believe that Admissions employees or senior administrators were aware of the scheme or took part in any wrongdoing—and we believe the government concurs in that assessment. The government has repeatedly informed us that it views USC as a victim and that these employees purposefully deceived USC.
We have planned significant remedial efforts. We will take all appropriate employment actions. We will review admissions decisions. We are identifying all funds received that may be connected to the government’s allegations. And we will be implementing significant process and training enhancements to prevent anything like this from ever happening again.
It is immensely disappointing that individuals would abuse their position at the university in this way.
As our work on culture and values continues, we must take the appropriate action when we become aware of behavior that is contrary to our values. I appreciate the efforts of the staff who diligently responded to the government’s investigation, and for the broad commitment of our community to address problems as we learn of them.
We will continue to cooperate fully with all law enforcement and regulatory investigations.
Any media calls can be referred to the USC Media Line 213-740-2215.
Dr. Wanda M. Austin
President
USC
Dear USC Community,
I want to inform you of an ongoing wide-ranging criminal investigation involving universities nationwide, including USC. The government has made a public announcement and disseminated the charging documents. The federal government has alleged that USC is a victim in a scheme perpetrated against the university by a long-time Athletics Department employee, one current coach and three former coaching staff, who were allegedly involved in a college admissions scheme and have been charged by the government on multiple charges.
At this time, we have no reason to believe that Admissions employees or senior administrators were aware of the scheme or took part in any wrongdoing—and we believe the government concurs in that assessment. The government has repeatedly informed us that it views USC as a victim and that these employees purposefully deceived USC.
We have planned significant remedial efforts. We will take all appropriate employment actions. We will review admissions decisions. We are identifying all funds received that may be connected to the government’s allegations. And we will be implementing significant process and training enhancements to prevent anything like this from ever happening again.
It is immensely disappointing that individuals would abuse their position at the university in this way.
As our work on culture and values continues, we must take the appropriate action when we become aware of behavior that is contrary to our values. I appreciate the efforts of the staff who diligently responded to the government’s investigation, and for the broad commitment of our community to address problems as we learn of them.
We will continue to cooperate fully with all law enforcement and regulatory investigations.
Any media calls can be referred to the USC Media Line 213-740-2215.
Dr. Wanda M. Austin
President
Posted on 3/12/19 at 12:08 pm to MrLSU
quote:
I think they are saying the Jesuits aren't highly selective
Georgetown is Jesuit
Posted on 3/12/19 at 12:08 pm to MrLSU
quote:
I think they are saying the Jesuits aren't highly selective
Just Californian Jesuits.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 12:09 pm to MrLSU
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