FBI accuses wealthy parents of bribing elite colleges to admit their children

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Among the famous people listed are Felicity Huffman of “Desparate Housewives” and Lori Loughlin of “Full House”.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-accuses-wealthy-parents-including-celebrities-in-college-entrance-bribery-scheme/2019/03/12/d91c9942-44d1-11e9-8aab-95b8d80a1e4f_story.html

While most of the article deals with cheating on standardized tests, there is also a mention of working with college officials to say that the child was an athlete when they were not.

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You wonder if they are also going to hold the colleges accountable for accepting what amounts to bribes in the form of “donations” to the school.

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Federal court indictments out of Boston - ABC article
https://abc11.com/actresses-ceos-charged-in-alleged-college-admissions-scam/5186103/

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The WaPo article is continuing to expand, and there are others now carrying the story as well. Here is one particularly juicy addition:

So admission to USC can be bought for $250K a piece. Or could, until now.

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There is another thread on this: http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/2130479-feds-uncover-admissions-test-cheating-plot.html#latest