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Omaha Steve

(99,492 posts)
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 07:31 AM Mar 2019

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she has 'zero' sympathy for parents caught in college admissions scam


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Sen. Elizabeth Warren told MSNBC that she has "zero" sympathy for the dozens of parents charged in what the Justice Department says is the biggest college admissions scandal it's ever prosecuted.

A number of business executives and two notable actresses were named Tuesday in a $25 million cheating scam that helped their children gain admission to top schools in the nation.

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Published 9:58 AM ET Wed, 13 March 2019 Updated 12 Hours Ago


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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during the press conference on the Fair Shot Agenda to lower interest rates on student loan debt on Wednesday, May 14, 2014.

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren told MSNBC that she has "zero" sympathy for the dozens of parents charged in what the Justice Department says is the biggest college admissions scandal it's ever prosecuted.

A number of wealthy parents were charged Tuesday in a $25 million scam that helped their children gain admission to top schools in the U.S., according to the DOJ. The list of those charged included high-level executives and two notable actresses.

Parents involved in the scam allegedly funneled cash into a "charitable account." The man who pleaded guilty to four charges in the scam, William Singer, helped the alter students' SAT and ACT tests and helped parents bribe athletic coaches and universities to take their kids, even if they didn't play sports, prosecutors said.

Yale University, Georgetown University, Stanford University, the University of Southern California and Wake Forest University were among the institutions that accepted children whose parents are accused in the scam.

FULL story: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/13/sen-warren-has-zero-sympathy-for-parents-in-college-admissions-scam.html
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she has 'zero' sympathy for parents caught in college admissions scam (Original Post) Omaha Steve Mar 2019 OP
Yep HopeAgain Mar 2019 #1
You said it!! White privilege on steroids... fuck them!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #3
Do the schools face any consequences? PJMcK Mar 2019 #2

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
1. Yep
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 07:39 AM
Mar 2019

Zero fucks are given. The two actresses careers are ruined as they should be. Another scheme to protect the rich white class.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,121 posts)
3. You said it!! White privilege on steroids... fuck them!!
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 08:26 AM
Mar 2019

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

PJMcK

(21,993 posts)
2. Do the schools face any consequences?
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 08:05 AM
Mar 2019

The schools named are very prestigious. Have they broken any laws from their side of these transactions?

This case may open a view into a lot more interesting things in the college admissions process.

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