Hot Pockets heiress faces sentencing in U.S. college admissions scandal

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-education-cheating-idUSKBN20J1K5


Michelle Janavs, former executive of a large food manufacturer, leaves the federal courthouse after entering a plea in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

FEBRUARY 25, 2020 / 7:39 AM / UPDATED 8 HOURS AGO

Nate Raymond

BOSTON (Reuters) - A California woman whose family’s company created the microwavable snack Hot Pockets faces sentencing on Tuesday for paying $300,000 to people who helped her two daughters cheat on college entrance exams and helped one win admission to the University of Southern California as a fake volleyball recruit.

Michelle Janavs is set to appear in Boston federal court after admitting to taking part in a vast U.S. college admissions cheating and fraud scheme to help her daughters gain an unfair advantage.

Prosecutors are seeking 21 months in prison for Janavs, who pleaded guilty in October. Her lawyers argue Janavs deserves probation.

She is among 53 people charged with participating in a scheme in which wealthy parents conspired with a California college admissions consultant to use bribery and other forms of fraud to secure the admission of their children to top schools.

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Hot Pocket Heiress?

[ploppy]

1. My favorite headline ever!

[jayfish]

2. 21 Months For Trying To Make Your Kids Compentent Enough To Manage Their Inheritence.

40 months for being a traitor.



It's more than time to return a sense of perspective to America.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. Yeah, but is she the heir to the O'Henry Bar fortune?

That's where the real money is.

[Johnny2X2X]

4. That song

I've made up my own words for the Hot Pocket song and sing it every time me and my wife see them at the grocery store.

"What do you call a food that's not very good but you eat it anyway? ..... Hot Pockets!"

[superpatriotman]

5. Not one day in jail

Is what the result will be. Mark it.

[Javaman]

6. ...

[benld74]

7. Jaaaa-naa-vs

[llmart]

8. Who knew there was a "hot pockets heiress"?

Why does Jim Gaffigan come to mind?

[progressoid]

10. Caliente Pocket!

[TheBlackAdder]

11. I thought the same thing. 😂

[Raftergirl]

9. 5 months

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/25/hot-pockets-heiress-michelle-janavs-serve-5-months-varsity-blues-college-admissions-scandal/4866674002/

[Dennis Donovan]

13. She'll do 3 1/2 w/ good behavior.

Hope they have a microwave there.

[skypilot]

12. Paid $300,000 to people...

...to help daughters cheat on entrance exams. Seems to me that that much money would pay for a lot of tutors. Or ONE very good one.