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PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
Wed Mar 13, 2019, 01:49 PM Mar 2019

College cheating ringleader says he helped more than 750 families with admissions scheme

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.

Read the rest at: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/college-cheating-mastermind-says-he-helped-nearly-800-families-admissions-n982666

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College cheating ringleader says he helped more than 750 families with admissions scheme (Original Post) PoliticAverse Mar 2019 OP
His Newport Beach mansion has 17 rooms dalton99a Mar 2019 #1
I hope that these are all investigated Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #2
Absolutely. It's hard enough for those who apply to college in the normal way and then ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #3
Watch for this story to Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #4

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
2. I hope that these are all investigated
Wed Mar 13, 2019, 01:56 PM
Mar 2019

and if allegations prove to be true, that the institutions pull the degrees from those who benefited.

SWBTATTReg

(22,077 posts)
3. Absolutely. It's hard enough for those who apply to college in the normal way and then ...
Wed Mar 13, 2019, 02:04 PM
Mar 2019

to pay for it too...disgusting and devalues the worth of these degrees.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
4. Watch for this story to
Wed Mar 13, 2019, 02:26 PM
Mar 2019

suddenly melt away in a week or so. Do people really know how ugly this is possibly going to get. The University System will shut this down. We are talking Billions.


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