Chuck's advice to America in this clip from Jesse stupidity seems to also apply here.



Link to original video: https://youtu.be/WOnZs-dSFg0

I read the indictment. So many people had to know what was going on. At the Division I level with the advent of the internet the athletes know who the other elite players are. For example in tennis there are the USTA rankings of all tournament players. One of the so called recruits ranked only 250 out of all 12 year olds in California. That was her highest ranking. Not even competitive at the junior college level. In football all the talented punters go to camps starting in the elementary years. It is not like it used to be. It goes well beyond the people indicted.

https://hotair.com/archives/20...loughlin-still-know/

The ringleader behind a $25 million college admission scam that implicated dozens of people, including Hollywood actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, said he has worked with more than 750 families.

William Rick Singer, who pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Boston federal court to racketeering, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges, said in a phone conversation recorded by the FBI that he helps “the wealthiest families in the U.S. get their kids into school.”

Singer said he facilitated 761 “side doors” to admission.

Of all people to open her mouth to be critical here. Guess she just had to get her opinion out. She's too stupid (and egotistical) to foresee the push back. Not the first time.



Critics pounce as Warren says she's got 'zero' sympathy for parents in college admissions bribe scandal


Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said she had “zero” sympathy for parents caught up in the college cheating scandal during a Wednesday appearance on MSNBC.

Warren did not elaborate on her feelings after being asked the question as part of a number of rapid-fire questions posed by “Mornin’ Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski.

Critics pounced on Warren, who has been embroiled in controversy over her alleged Native American heritage.

“Elizabeth Warren just said she had ‘zero’ sympathy for the parents involved in the college admissions cheating scandal,” Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tweeted. “It’s ironic that she’s so offended given that she lied about being a minority to climb the Ivy League ladder.”

Warren, a 2020 presidential candidate who is originally from Oklahoma, had for decades claimed to have a Native American heritage; her critics say she used it to advance her career by promoting herself as a “minority.” Warren denies that.

Earlier this month it was reported that Warren herself indicated that her race was "American Indian" in a handwritten registration form filed in 1986 with the Texas State Bar.

President Trump regularly mocks Warren on the issue, referring to her as “Pocahontas.”

Fifty people have been charged in the college admissions scandal, including more than 30 parents and nine coaches.

"This is just stunning," Warren told ABC News Tuesday. "To me this is just one more example of how the rich and powerful know how to take care of their own."



https://www.foxnews.com/politi...ollege-bribe-scandal

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Originally posted by Sigmanic:
Of all people to open her mouth to be critical here...

Indeed. Maybe she's just blasting them because they weren't as clever as her in finding "side doors".

If you slightly tweaked this scheme and had the money going directly to the universities (as opposed to individual coaches and middlemen) and took out the fake test scores you could literally arrest entire ZIP Codes in Westchester Co, Connecticut and Silicon Valley. Applies to pre-schools, middle-school, high/prep-school..

Perhaps I'm just cynical, but I see a lot of community service coming for a bunch of "first time offenders". Any kids get expelled yet? Any doubt real athletes from IMG and other "prepatory" schools also had tests doctored? Real justice is all too rare in situations like this.

From TMZ:

Lori Loughlin's Daughter Olivia Leaves Yacht of USC's Board of Trustees Chairman

As Lori Loughlin traveled from Vancouver to L.A. Tuesday night to surrender to federal authorities in the college bribery scandal -- which got her daughter, Olivia Jade, into USC -- Olivia spent the night on the yacht of the Chairman of USC's Board of Trustees ... but she's off the boat now, TMZ has learned.

We've learned 19-year-old Olivia was on Rick Caruso's yacht in the Bahamas. Caruso's daughter, Gianna, Olivia and several other friends were spending spring break in the area.

Gianna and Olivia have been friends for quite some time, occasionally posting photos of them together on social media.

Caruso, a billionaire who has major real estate holdings including The Grove in L.A., tells TMZ, "My daughter and a group of students left for spring break prior to the government's announcement yesterday. Once we became aware of the investigation, the young woman decided it would be in her best interests to return home." Olivia is off the yacht.

Caruso was elected Chairman of USC's Board of Trustees last year. We're told the Board will NOT decide the fate of Olivia and other students involved in the case. That decision is left squarely in the hands of the University's President.

Link

Massive College Admissions Scandal Includes Bay Area Parents, Hollywood Actors

Nice list:
The Justice Department's statement lists each of the 50 defendants, along with some basic facts about them and the charges they face:

William Rick Singer, 58, of Newport Beach, Calif., owner of the Edge College & Career Network and CEO of the Key Worldwide Foundation, was charged in an Information with racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and obstruction of justice. ... [Singer pleaded guilty on Tuesday.]

Mark Riddell, 36, of Palmetto, Fla., was charged in an Information with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering;

Rudolph "Rudy" Meredith, 51, of Madison, Conn., the former head women's soccer coach at Yale University, was charged in an Information with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and honest services wire fraud as well as honest services wire fraud;

John Vandemoer, 41, of Stanford, Calif., the former sailing coach at Stanford University, was charged in an Information with racketeering conspiracy. [Vandemoer pleaded guilty before a federal court in Boston on Tuesday.]

David Sidoo, 59, of Vancouver, Canada, was charged in an indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Sidoo was arrested on Friday, March 8th in San Jose, Calif., and appeared in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California [on Monday]. A date for his initial appearance in federal court in Boston has not yet been scheduled.

The following defendants were charged in an indictment with racketeering conspiracy:

Igor Dvorskiy, 52, of Sherman Oaks, Calif., director of a private elementary and high school in Los Angeles and a test administrator for the College Board and ACT;

Gordon Ernst, 52, of Chevy Chase, Md., former head coach of men and women's tennis at Georgetown University;
William Ferguson, 48, of Winston-Salem, N.C., former women's volleyball coach at Wake Forest University;
Martin Fox, 62, of Houston, Texas, president of a private tennis academy in Houston;
Donna Heinel, 57, of Long Beach, Calif., the senior associate athletic director at the University of Southern California;
Laura Janke, 36, of North Hollywood, Calif., former assistant coach of women's soccer at the University of Southern California;
Ali Kho[s]roshahin, 49, of Fountain Valley, Calif., former head coach of women's soccer at the University of Southern California;
Steven Masera, 69, of Folsom, Calif., accountant and financial officer for the Edge College & Career Network and the Key Worldwide Foundation;
Jorge Salcedo, 46, of Los Angeles, Calif., former head coach of men's soccer at the University of California at Los Angeles;
Mikaela Sanford, 32, of Folsom, Calif., employee of the Edge College & Career Network and the Key Worldwide Foundation;
Jovan Vavic, 57, of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., former water polo coach at the University of Southern California; and
Niki Williams, 44, of Houston, Texas, assistant teacher at a Houston high school and test administrator for the College Board and ACT.

The following defendant was charged in a criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud:

Michael Center, 54, of Austin Texas, head coach of men's tennis at the University of Texas at Austin

The following defendants were charged in a criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud:

Gregory Abbott, 68, of New York, N.Y., the founder and chairman of a food and beverage packaging company;
Marcia Abbott, 59, of New York, N.Y.;
Gamal Abdelaziz, 62, of Las Vegas, Nev., the former senior executive of a resort and casino operator in Macau, China;
Diane Blake, 55, of San Francisco, Calif., an executive at a retail merchandising firm;
Todd Blake, 53, of San Francisco, Calif., an entrepreneur and investor;
Jane Buckingham, 50, of Beverly Hills, Calif., the CEO of a boutique marketing company;
Gordon Caplan, 52, of Greenwich, Conn., co-chairman of an international law firm based in New York City;
I-Hin "Joey" Chen, 64, of Newport Beach, Calif., operates a provider of warehousing and related services for the shipping industry;
Amy Colburn, 59, of Palo Alto, Calif.;
Gregory Colburn, 61, of Palo Alto, Calif.;
Robert Flaxman, 62, of Laguna Beach, Calif., founder and CEO of real estate development firm;
Mossimo Giannulli, 55, of Los Angeles, Calif., fashion designer;
Elizabeth Henriquez, 56, of Atherton, Calif.;
Manuel Henriquez, 55, of Atherton, Calif., founder, chairman and CEO of a publicly traded specialty finance company;
Douglas Hodge, 61, of Laguna Beach, Calif., former CEO of investment management company;
Felicity Huffman, 56, of Los Angeles, Calif., an actress;
Agustin Huneeus Jr., 53, of San Francisco, Calif., owner of wine vineyards;
Bruce Isackson, 61, of Hillsborough, Calif., president of a real estate development firm;
Davina Isackson, 55, of Hillsborough, Calif.;
Michelle Janavs, 48, of Newport Coast, Calif., former executive of a large food manufacturer;
Elisabeth Kimmel, 54, of Las Vegas, Nev., owner and president of a media company;
Marjorie Klapper, 50, of Menlo Park, Calif., co-owner of jewelry business;
Lori Loughlin, 54, of Los Angeles, Calif., an actress;
Toby MacFarlane, 56, of Del Mar, Calif., former senior executive at a title insurance company;
William McGlashan Jr., 55, of Mill Valley, Calif., senior executive at a global equity firm;
Marci Palatella, 63, of Healdsburg, Calif., CEO of a liquor distribution company;
Peter Jan Sartorio, 53, of Menlo Park, Calif., packaged food entrepreneur;
Stephen Semprevivo, 53, of Los Angeles, Calif., executive at privately held provider of outsourced sales teams;
Devin Sloane, 53, of Los Angeles, Calif., founder and CEO of provider of drinking and wastewater systems;
John Wilson, 59, of Hyannis Port, Mass., founder and CEO of private equity and real estate development firm;
Homayoun Zadeh, 57, of Calabasas, Calif., an associate professor of dentistry; and
Robert Zangrillo, 52, of Miami, Fla., founder and CEO of private investment firm.

I wonder when we’ll be seeing some really interesting names like Clinton or Obama. It would be the last time we hear about Trump’s so called collusion. (Sorry for the semi-political drift, but it is possibility that would be truly glorious).

Regardless, there are a lot of very worried, highly placed folks that have yet to be caught up in the net.

I am sure there will be more to come. The scheme if you wish to call it that was rather crude and not very accomplished.
Photoshopping pics of purported athletes, and keeping all those people quiet. In reading the 166 page indictment it seems that more than one high school guidance counselor had questions as well as a nosy neighbor. I wonder how far it could have gone with a real pro at the helm of this conspiracy.

I may have missed this in the previous pages, but I’m curious about why Felicity Huffmans husband, William Macy, was not or at least has not been charged.

I'm guessing there will be a lot of tight sphincters around the country for a while

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Originally posted by OKCGene:
I may have missed this in the previous pages, but I’m curious about why Felicity Huffmans husband, William Macy, was not or at least has not been charged.

Apparently, he had better things to do than to deal with his child's education. He supposedly just left those duties to the wife. In these matters he was a bit detached it seems. I guess that's possible.

It seems that some brats who got the SAT boost should retake the SAT and be unadmitted accordingly.

Perhaps the parents involved in this “scandal” are just the least hypocritical upper-class parents around.

I wonder how long this has really been going on with this ring. And if one guy was doing this, how many other people have been front ending other rings?

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
I am sure there will be more to come. The scheme if you wish to call it that was rather crude and not very accomplished.
Photoshopping pics of purported athletes, and keeping all those people quiet. In reading the 166 page indictment it seems that more than one high school guidance counselor had questions as well as a nosy neighbor. I wonder how far it could have gone with a real pro at the helm of this conspiracy.

Loughlin's daughter sounds like a really spoiled little hole.

Lori Loughlin's daughter Olivia Jade was aboard USC official's yacht in Bahamas when mom was charged

Why the fuck does this do-nothing, know-nothing spoiled little brat have all these endorsements? 'Social media influencer'?? Fucking garbage is what that is. Damn.

I just love it. She was on spring break from...what? Studying hard and going to class? Shove her worthless ass in a woodchipper. Hopefully, all of this will help destroy the (undeserved, un-earned) reputation of this spoiled little brat.

I might have thought of mocking what the MSM is calling a "yacht". A quick Google of the Invictus made me realize that at 215' it's legit, and I'd be happy with either of the tenders!



It will be really interesting to see this scam once fully fleshed out and after it drags under all the folks who were involved, or complicit, at each of these schools.

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Originally posted by Georgeair: ... I'd be happy with either of the tenders!

Those 'tenders' might each be worth more than ten row homes on a typical city street.

Just in case someone wants to bribe me, how to I hide $400g from the feds?

The Boston-based agents received a tip from someone connected to the securities fraud investigation about the alleged $400,000 bribe paid to the then-head women's soccer coach at Yale to fabricate athletic credentials, the sources said.

The coach then cooperated with the investigation, according to the sources, which spiraled into what prosecutors called the largest college admissions cheating scam ever prosecuted in the United States ...