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(39,765 posts) Tue Mar 12, 2019, 11:11 AM Mar 2019

Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin among actresses, CEOs charged in alleged college admissions scam [View all]

BOSTON -- Actresses and chief executives are among 50 people arrested in a nationwide college admissions cheating scam, authorities announced Tuesday.

According to charging documents, actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among those involved facing charges.

The suspects allegedly paid bribes of up to $6 million to get their kids into elite colleges, including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and USC.

In most cases, the students did not know their admission was contingent on a bribe.

University athletic coaches and administrators of college entrance exams were also among those arrested.

The alleged scam centered around a man in California who ran a business helping students get into the college of their choice.

Authorities say parents would pay him a predetermined amount, with full knowledge of what they were doing. He would then steer the money to one of two places: either an SAT or ACT administrator, or a college athletic coach.

https://abc7chicago.com/actresses-ceos-charged-in-alleged-college-admissions-scam/5186103/

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Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin among actresses, CEOs charged in alleged college admissions scam [View all] demmiblue Mar 2019 OP

WTF??? atreides1 Mar 2019 #1

Lori Laughlin's supposed to be some holy roller. Her next series, she's in "Full Inda Big House!" TheBlackAdder Mar 2019 #32

This is why you should support your local community college. Coventina Mar 2019 #2

A new category of celebrity crime! blogslut Mar 2019 #3

+++, a whole new level of surreal. Leghorn21 Mar 2019 #18

"Cheaters liars thieves - for SHAME, and ADIOS" mitch96 Mar 2019 #24

Not New Caliman73 Mar 2019 #48

Parents in my area pay consultant starting when their child is a freshman or sophomore in HS EleanorR Mar 2019 #4

Really? Bettie Mar 2019 #6

There are articles about it around here every year when college admission time rolls around EleanorR Mar 2019 #8

Wow...it would be nice to have enough resources to Bettie Mar 2019 #9

I had no idea about this. underpants Mar 2019 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Mar 2019 #42

My feelings too: gross. Duppers Mar 2019 #55

My neighbor's gig BBG Mar 2019 #58

I believe high school guidance counselors used to do something similar EleanorR Mar 2019 #59

That's right BBG Mar 2019 #60

I know someone who does something like that except the reverse underpants Mar 2019 #65

Ugh. Tipperary Mar 2019 #5

I am shocked SHOCKED to find gambling on here. nycbos Mar 2019 #7

Whatever happened to the legal bribes of 5 years of endowment gifts? aikoaiko Mar 2019 #10

... demmiblue Mar 2019 #12

That's what I'm talking about, but way beyond Jared. aikoaiko Mar 2019 #14

Meg Whitman donated 30 million to Princeton (and coincidentally, her low life son was admitted), deurbano Mar 2019 #47

Like Trump's father did, to get him into Wharton. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2019 #16

And Jared's dad to get him in to Harvard underpants Mar 2019 #33

Did not know that bit. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2019 #44

$2.5 million pledged to be paid over 5 or 10 years underpants Mar 2019 #62

I have the book in which that was reported, Price of Admission, written before he became Mr. Trump. deurbano Mar 2019 #53

I was talking to someone about this today and they said this is very common Renew Deal Mar 2019 #56

Sad, and the kids pictures are out there now nt lostnfound Mar 2019 #11

Crazy Alea Mar 2019 #13

Sad for rejected worthy applicants, also diminished reputation of legitimate graduates lostnfound Mar 2019 #15

Crap. I like Felicity Huffman. I hope Wm H Macy isn't involved. nolabear Mar 2019 #17

Looks as if he is, bear (paragraph 153) Leghorn21 Mar 2019 #20

Dammit. Not that preferences aren't extended all the time. nolabear Mar 2019 #61

Darn tooting Mendocino Mar 2019 #66

I used to see Lori Loughlin all the time when I worked in NY. Very friendly, sweet woman. Wow. n/t monmouth4 Mar 2019 #19

40 people and 2 actresses - lets make this about the entertainment industry tenderfoot Mar 2019 #21

It gets people to read the article Codeine Mar 2019 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author tenderfoot Mar 2019 #25

yep... tenderfoot Mar 2019 #26

Support your local public university! IluvPitties Mar 2019 #22

We are blessed with three state universities that exboyfil Mar 2019 #34

Congrats to your children! IluvPitties Mar 2019 #68

A fish rots from the head. moondust Mar 2019 #27

Charitable contributions exboyfil Mar 2019 #28

From what I've read, it appears Lori Loughlin's daughters were aware of the bribes, & to make it -Steph- Mar 2019 #29

She also has a sponcon IG obamanut2012 Mar 2019 #39

I just saw that. demmiblue Mar 2019 #50

The FBI/DOJ said flat out: they're being prosecuted for bribing the wrong party. RockRaven Mar 2019 #30

Yep. That's what Jared's dad did underpants Mar 2019 #35

Donating to the school is one thing...donating to someone's bank account is another! Lucky Luciano Mar 2019 #43

What? Wealthy people are bribing elite schools to accept their unqualified kids? GoCubsGo Mar 2019 #36

From what I heard at the press conference MichMary Mar 2019 #40

So these wealthy people couldn't afford to donate an 8-9 figure $$$ building like billionaires do? LonePirate Mar 2019 #37

probably not dsc Mar 2019 #38

Anyone think that any of the Trumps will get caught in this? Baitball Blogger Mar 2019 #41

Tiffany is at Georgetown. That was my very first thought when I read about this. nt GemDigger Mar 2019 #54

A big law firm partner is involved Gothmog Mar 2019 #45

This Type is Cheating Has Been Occurring for Many Years dlk Mar 2019 #46

Not really. It was the athletic coaches in the headlines on several of my news feeds. BamaRefugee Mar 2019 #49

Cheating/bribing/corruption in college sports... 3catwoman3 Mar 2019 #52

So you are telling me that the deck is stacked for the rich with no morals in America? workinclasszero Mar 2019 #51

Why not just do it the old fashioned way? Donate a shitload of money directly to the university. catbyte Mar 2019 #57

Just because you are talented & have a pretty/handsome face, SoCalDem Mar 2019 #63

Which CEOs edhopper Mar 2019 #64

here's an essay from someone who worked in admissions crazycatlady Mar 2019 #67