well that’s one way to get your kid into Stanford…
Famed Actresses, Stanford, Sacramento Businessman Named In Admission Scandal Case
Prosecutors said Sacramento business William Rick Singer and Stanford sailing coach John Vandemoer will plead guilty in the case on Tuesday.
Singer is accused of taking $125,000 to several million dollars in bribes to get students admitted to elite universities including Stanford,UCLA, University of San Diego, Wake Forest University, Georgetown and the University of Southern California.
They said fake athletic profiles were also made to make students look like strong high school athletes when they actually weren’t.
Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, of “Full House” fame, are among those charged in the case. Both are charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.
Huffman and her spouse, William H. Macy, are accused of disguising a $15,000 charitable payment in the bribery scheme.