Wal-Mart Heiress Accused of Cheating Gives Back USC Degree

[devilgrrl]

Anyone see this yet?

Wal-Mart Heiress Accused of Cheating Gives Back USC Degree
Move comes nearly a year after Paige Laurie's ex-roommate made the allegations on TV.

From Associated Press

Wal-Mart heiress Elizabeth Paige Laurie, accused of paying a fellow college student $20,000 to do her homework, has returned her USC degree, officials said.

The move came nearly a year after Laurie's freshman-year roommate, Elena Martinez, told the ABC newsmagazine "20/20" that she had written term papers and done assignments for the heiress for 3 1/2 years.

"Paige Laurie voluntarily has surrendered her degree and returned her diploma to the university. She is not a graduate of USC," the school said in a statement dated Sept. 30. "This concludes the university's review of the allegations concerning Ms. Laurie."

USC spokesman James Grant said Wednesday that the university had no further comment.

A call seeking comment from Bill Laurie, the father of Paige, at his Paige Sports Entertainment company was not returned. The family has repeatedly declined to comment on the cheating allegations.

Martinez said at the time of the "20/20" broadcast that she joined the ROTC to earn money for college but eventually dropped out because she couldn't afford tuition at USC. She said she learned a great deal by doing Laurie's classwork.

more: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-heiress20oct20,1,524341.story?coll=la-headlines-california

[katinmn]

1. she should have spent that 20K on a good tutor.

Too lazy I spose.

[devilgrrl]

2. Come now! She's a self-made woman!

:sarcasm:

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[acmejack]

8. or at least on a good lawyer for a nondisclosure contract.

Where she would have to return all the money if she blabbed.

[katinmn]

4. Her parents paid $25 million to have a building named after her

and the school removed it when they found out she cheated!
ROTFLMAO!! Money can't buy intelligence.
:rofl:

After the cheating allegations surfaced last November, the University of Missouri removed her name from a sports arena named for her. Her parents, billionaires Bill and Nancy Laurie, the daughter of Walton, had received naming rights for the building in exchange for donating $25 million toward its construction.

[grateful581]

5. Ha Ha

Walmart cheats people out of good wages, Health insurance, and their Small business. So I guess she is learning the family business.

[Lena inRI]

6. Wanna bet this is how Bush. . .

got through all his schooling. . .now that would be something if students or staff who enabled Bush would confess!

:smoke:

[devilgrrl]

7. A former professor came out and basically said...

that he was as dumb as a box of rocks. Not that anyone couldn't have figured that one out for themself.