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Watching on Fox Big College pay for grades scandal
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:36 am
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:36 am
Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin among 50 snared in elite college cheating scam, authorities say
Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among more than four dozen people charged in a nationwide college admissions cheating scandal that involved paying up to $6 million to place their children into elite universities, according to court records revealed Tuesday.
The alleged scam -- which involved placing students in top colleges such as Yale, Georgetown, Stanford, University of Southern California, UCLA and the University of Texas -- was run by a man in California, William Rick Singer, who helped parents get their children into the schools through bribes, court documents unsealed in Boston showed.
Most of the students did not know their admission to the school were due to a bribe, authorities said.
The children’s parents would pay a specified amount of money fully aware it would be used to gain college admission. The money would then go toward an SAT or ACT administrator or a college athletic coach who would fake a profile for the prospective student — regardless of their athletic ability, according to the charging documents.
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Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among more than four dozen people charged in a nationwide college admissions cheating scandal that involved paying up to $6 million to place their children into elite universities, according to court records revealed Tuesday.
The alleged scam -- which involved placing students in top colleges such as Yale, Georgetown, Stanford, University of Southern California, UCLA and the University of Texas -- was run by a man in California, William Rick Singer, who helped parents get their children into the schools through bribes, court documents unsealed in Boston showed.
Most of the students did not know their admission to the school were due to a bribe, authorities said.
The children’s parents would pay a specified amount of money fully aware it would be used to gain college admission. The money would then go toward an SAT or ACT administrator or a college athletic coach who would fake a profile for the prospective student — regardless of their athletic ability, according to the charging documents.
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This post was edited on 3/12/19 at 10:42 am
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Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:43 am to autauga
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which involved placing students in top colleges such as Yale
Yale gave a degree to Sheila Jackson Lee. The thought of that school being elite went out the window with that degree.
This post was edited on 3/12/19 at 10:46 am
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:43 am to autauga
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he alleged scam -- which involved placing students in top colleges such as Yale, Georgetown, Stanford, University of Southern California, UCLA and the University of Texas -- was run by a man in California, William Rick Singer, who helped parents get their children into the schools through bribes, court documents unsealed in Boston showed.
Most of the students did not know their admission to the school were due to a bribe, authorities said.
The children’s parents would pay a specified amount of money fully aware it would be used to gain college admission. The money would then go toward an SAT or ACT administrator or a college athletic coach who would fake a profile for the prospective student — regardless of their athletic ability, according to the charging documents.
100% chance the majority of these parents are immigrants or non-US citizens. This is the culture you import when you import the 3rd world.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:45 am to autauga
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The children’s parents would pay a specified amount of money fully aware it would be used to gain college admission.
And the Universities were very happy to take the parents money. I don't see who was hurt here. If a parent wants to pay for their idiot kid to waste their money on college? It's their problem.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:47 am to cokebottleag
Cheating is endemic in China. And I wouldn’t trust any of the grades or test scores on those applications.
But Americans are equally capable of such things, and I suspect this list will be dominated by Americans.
But Americans are equally capable of such things, and I suspect this list will be dominated by Americans.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:47 am to autauga
is it just me or does this O'Connell lady from the IRS have something wrong with her mouth/voice?
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:48 am to CoachChappy
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I don't see who was hurt here.
Its fricking bribery.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:51 am to autauga
Now we know how AOC got into BU
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:51 am to CoachChappy
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And the Universities were very happy to take the parents money. I don't see who was hurt here.
Racketeering conspiracy; money laundering conspiracy; conspiracy to defraud US; obstruction of justice
Conspiracy to commit racketeering
Conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:52 am to CoachChappy
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I don't see who was hurt here.
Maybe the kid who had a higher grade point average that was denied admittance but the dumbass with the money was?
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:53 am to autauga
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Yale, Georgetown, Stanford, University of Southern California, UCLA and the University of Texas
All liberal filth schools. Shocking.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:55 am to Lima Whiskey
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:01 am to dr smartass phd
Higher level academia is broken.
This is how we have morons in DC running around with law degrees.
See Obozo
This is how we have morons in DC running around with law degrees.
See Obozo
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:02 am to cokebottleag
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Its fricking bribery.
You sure it wasn't services rendered? The universities voluntarily entered into the financial transaction and benefited from it.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:05 am to CptBengal
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Higher level academia is broken.
This is how we have morons in DC running around with law degrees.
See Obozo
The universities appear more culpable IMO. They are the entities committing fraud on their advertised entrance standards.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:05 am to CoachChappy
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And the Universities were very happy to take the parents money. I don't see who was hurt here. If a parent wants to pay for their idiot kid to waste their money on college? It's their problem.
THe problem is that the universities never saw this money. If it was Huffman or Aunt Becky paying into the general fund of these universities, there is no crime. Hey USC my daughters want to come here, and here is 500K for you to consider them. That's OK, but paying a third party to take entrance exams or creating fake athletic profiles in order to secure a scholarship, etc. This is textbook fraud
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:05 am to autauga
Gee, our Progressive Institutions are a fraud and phony set up to benefit the Progressive elite children at the expense of normal racistsexisthomophobic kids ? Gee, I’m shocked.
I hope they BURY these people.
I hope they BURY these people.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:06 am to KiwiHead
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THe problem is that the universities never saw this money
Ahhh. That is a problem.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:06 am to CoachChappy
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And the Universities were very happy to take the parents money. I don't see who was hurt here. If a parent wants to pay for their idiot kid to waste their money on college? It's their problem.
Bribery is cool, just don't let me hear they considered anybody's race in consideration for admission.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:06 am to autauga
Is this 'starting a conversation?!?!' 
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