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(18,470 posts) Tue Mar 12, 2019, 11:09 AM Mar 2019

College coaches, others indicted in admissions bribery case [View all]

Source: WOWT

College coaches and others have been charged in a sweeping admissions bribery case unsealed in federal court.

The racketeering conspiracy charges unveiled Tuesday were brought against the coaches at schools including Wake Forest University, Georgetown and the University of Southern California.

Authorities say the coaches accepted bribes in exchange for admitting students as athletes, regardless of their ability.

Prosecutors say parents paid an admissions consultant $25 million from 2011 through Feb. 2019 to bribe coaches and administrators to label their children as recruited athletes to boost their chances of getting into schools.

Read more: https://www.wowt.com/content/news/College-coaches-others-indicted-in-admissions-bribery-case-507032061.html

Next question for schools - done a corruption lately?

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College coaches, others indicted in admissions bribery case [View all] 47of74 Mar 2019 OP

This is why you should support your local community college. Coventina Mar 2019 #1

Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman among the more famous people being charged. nt Quackers Mar 2019 #2

No! Not Aunt Becky! Major Nikon Mar 2019 #21

... durablend Mar 2019 #22

... Major Nikon Mar 2019 #52

My wife is freaking out because she also plays in When Calls the Heart. Quackers Mar 2019 #27

Yeah going from the full house to the big house. 47of74 Mar 2019 #37

Already casting I see... durablend Mar 2019 #40

There's a whole lot more to this. displacedtexan Mar 2019 #3

I am sure this has been going on literally BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #4

Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin indicted in case alleging bribery to get kids into colleges mobeau69 Mar 2019 #5

Felicity Huffman is married to William Macy.......fantastic actor. a kennedy Mar 2019 #6

This is interesting from your link BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #8

There are some big names going down. Stanford sailing coach to plead guilty today. mobeau69 Mar 2019 #11

As I posted earlier in this thread BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #15

I listened to the press conference MichMary Mar 2019 #29

Even if that were the case BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #31

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

Bet if they looked back to the year Trump transfered from Fordham University to U of Penn they would Pachamama Mar 2019 #9

My First Thought! DoctorJoJo Mar 2019 #10

Are you saying Fordham was paid off to keep quite about Trump's escapades? SkatmanRoth Mar 2019 #46

Some stock photos of athletes were photoshopped with the applicants face mobeau69 Mar 2019 #12

Question; Why did Trump threaten his Alma Maters? djacq Mar 2019 #13

Let the chips fall where they may....... oldsoftie Mar 2019 #14

Yep. mobeau69 Mar 2019 #16

Some paid $2.5 million to as much as $6 million to get their kids accepted! mobeau69 Mar 2019 #17

Get the Kid(s) a Tutor erpowers Mar 2019 #51

Some of these kids only went to college due to family pressure crazycatlady Mar 2019 #54

Some of the students didn't even PLAY the sports... 3catwoman3 Mar 2019 #18

Both of Loughlin's daughters had to know their crew exp. was a lie. displacedtexan Mar 2019 #42

Law enforcement code named the operation "Varsity Blues" Va Lefty Mar 2019 #19

Twitter has gone to work. 47of74 Mar 2019 #35

I am not surprised, but infuriated jmbar2 Mar 2019 #20

I remembering my English 101 prof saying you can only play Monopoly so long before you need to mobeau69 Mar 2019 #23

Monopoly - what a great concept. So true! jmbar2 Mar 2019 #32

1. Holy fuckin' DAMN! Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #24

UCLA and Wake Forest are not "trash schools" obamanut2012 Mar 2019 #30

Yeah, that's why a few greasy bucks slipped to an athletics coach Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #39

Hmmmmmm, I wonder how this ever turned out for this student..... a kennedy Mar 2019 #25

She withdrew her suit, as I recall. Jedi Guy Mar 2019 #38

Sooner or later I think all colleges should dump big time athletics Botany Mar 2019 #26

My undergrad did that for a while back in the 20s 47of74 Mar 2019 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Mar 2019 #44

nothing to do with education: Untrue Blackjackdavey Mar 2019 #53

This is just the tip of the iceberg obamanut2012 Mar 2019 #28

I'll bet you're right that this is the tip of the iceberg. Jeez, rich kids already have such an deurbano Mar 2019 #41

Extra &/or private test time w/an aide is for those w/disabilities displacedtexan Mar 2019 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Mar 2019 #45

It's gonna come up. . . matt819 Mar 2019 #33

Oh, pul-eeze! None of the majors in college football or basketball???? mpcamb Mar 2019 #36

I'm not understanding your point MichMan Mar 2019 #47

I don't think you understand this scandal. DrToast Mar 2019 #49

Stanford has a sailing coach??????????????? Hotler Mar 2019 #48

College Corruption JGug1 Mar 2019 #50

'Rapper' son defends parents in college admissions scandal: 'Everyone has a right to go to college, Judi Lynn Mar 2019 #55