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posted by martyb on Wednesday March 13 2019, @01:43PM   Printer-friendly
from the how-did-the-students-do? dept.

Actresses and Business Leaders Charged in College Admissions Bribery Scandal

Federal prosecutors charged dozens of people on Tuesday in a major college admission scandal that involved wealthy parents, including Hollywood celebrities and prominent business leaders, paying bribes to get their children into elite American universities.

Thirty-three parents were charged in the case. Also implicated were top college coaches, who were accused of accepting millions of dollars to help admit students to Wake Forest, Yale, Stanford, the University of Southern California and other schools, regardless of their academic or sports ability, officials said. Along with the Hollywood stars Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, those charged included prominent business leaders, a fashion designer and a top lawyer, officials said.

The case unveiled Tuesday was stunning in its breadth and audacity. It was the Justice Department's largest ever college admissions prosecution, a sprawling investigation that involved 200 agents nationwide and resulted in charges against 50 people in six states. The charges also underscored how college admissions have become so cutthroat and competitive that some have sought to break the rules. The authorities say the parents of some of the nation's wealthiest and most privileged students sought to buy spots for their children at top universities, not only cheating the system, but potentially cheating other hard-working students out of a chance at a college education.


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  • (Score: 0, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 13 2019, @02:07PM (13 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 13 2019, @02:07PM (#813717)

    Are the defendants all from the democratic party side of the spectrum?

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  • (Score: 1, Offtopic) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday March 13 2019, @02:41PM (12 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday March 13 2019, @02:41PM (#813731) Journal

    Kinda looks like that might be the case. I'm going to assume so, unless and until someone offers proof otherwise.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 13 2019, @02:45PM (9 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 13 2019, @02:45PM (#813735)

      Donald J. Trump. QED

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 13 2019, @02:47PM (3 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 13 2019, @02:47PM (#813737)

        I await his twitter on the subject with baited breath. Pot, kettle, black.

        • (Score: 3, Informative) by aristarchus on Wednesday March 13 2019, @08:47PM (2 children)

          by aristarchus (2645) on Wednesday March 13 2019, @08:47PM (#813913) Journal

          "Bated"!, damn it all to hell! The word is "bated", as in, "withheld, held back, restrained". But then, you are referencing a Trumpet Tweet. Could be bait. What is that thing on his head, anyway? A lure? Does it conceal hooks?

          • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Wednesday March 13 2019, @09:06PM

            by RS3 (6367) on Wednesday March 13 2019, @09:06PM (#813918)

            ACs eat chum, so...

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 18 2019, @12:14PM

            by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 18 2019, @12:14PM (#816361)

            Baited breath is a thing [wikipedia.org], though.

      • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday March 13 2019, @02:56PM (4 children)

        by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday March 13 2019, @02:56PM (#813745) Journal

        Is there a Trump involved? Citations?

        • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 13 2019, @04:09PM (3 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 13 2019, @04:09PM (#813780)
          • (Score: 3, Insightful) by hemocyanin on Wednesday March 13 2019, @04:59PM (2 children)

            by hemocyanin (186) on Wednesday March 13 2019, @04:59PM (#813809) Journal

            Funny, something Trump didn't do is Trump's fault. With respect to Kuchner, it sounds like there was a quid pro quo between a donation and an admission. That's slimy, but is it fraudulent like falsifying data and cheating on exams? I think that answers itself. The more interesting point though is how obvious the media is in trying to make every ugly situation about Trump. It's wearisome and worrisome to an old lefty like me, to have a media so transparently engage in pure propaganda even against a figure I don't like. What goes around comes around.

            • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 13 2019, @08:13PM (1 child)

              by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 13 2019, @08:13PM (#813903)

              You're a partisan idiot, maybe your daddy should have bribed your way into college so you could become a Fox News "expert". It is OK to be stupid but only when you realize you are and stop spreading your stupidity around.

              Maybe get a job? That might take up enough of your time so you don't diarrhea here nonstop.

    • (Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 14 2019, @01:54AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 14 2019, @01:54AM (#814011)

      Presidential campaign donations found to be from the people involved in the admissions scandal are as follows:

      6 for Hillary Clinton
      6 for Mitt Romney
      5 for Barack Obama
      1 for Marco Rubio
      0 for Donald Trump

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 14 2019, @02:34AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 14 2019, @02:34AM (#814027)

        Nice researching, if you looked it up and it is true. Pity we can't rely on what once were respectable media to dig deeper.