March 12, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said: Who doesn't extradite these days? Ecuador? I don't see her chilling in Maracaibo right now. Maracaibo isn't in Ecuador. Edited March 12, 20196 yr by gecko
March 12, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, gecko said: Maracaibo isn't in Ecuador. Where did you go to school? Or more importantly, what celebrity bought your way into school? It's all Gran Colombia to me but yeah that was point I don't think she's hanging out in Venezuela. Oh and I went to Baylor so yeah...let's just say you don't have to pay extra to go to church camp other than the ridiculous tuition. Edited March 12, 20196 yr by SimonBolivar
March 12, 20196 yr At what point does Louie Anderson make an appearance in the middle of all of these FBI investigations spiraling out at the college level? I honestly thought the Lori Laughlin/Felicity Huffman stuff was made-up when I heard it on the radio this morning. It's entering Theater of the Absurd level shit here, man. If it turns out that Lori Laughlin actually fled the country, I'll lose it completely.
March 12, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, Js1 said: I remember when you just donated a wing of the library or a new building to get your kid into college. Ah, the good old days.
March 12, 20196 yr Some of the colleges are private schools. Where’s the crime? Perhaps they broke an admissions policy but how is that criminal?
March 12, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, HouTex said: Some of the colleges are private schools. Where’s the crime? Perhaps they broke an admissions policy but how is that criminal? Man, come on. They bribed people and set up fake charities to wash the money AND take tax deductions.
March 12, 20196 yr Well a lot payments were routed through some bullshit contributions to some charitable foundation. Perhaps they were claiming the payments as charitable deductions when filing their taxes? Edited March 12, 20196 yr by Blotto
March 12, 20196 yr Just now, Blotto said: Well a lot payments were routed through some bullshit charitable foundation. Perhaps they were claiming the payments as charitable deductions and their taxes? That's exactly what they were doing. Some people are in a lot of trouble.
March 12, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, HouTex said: Some of the colleges are private schools. Where’s the crime? Perhaps they broke an admissions policy but how is that criminal? https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/investigations-college-admissions-and-testing-bribery-scheme fraud, racketeering, mail fraud, wire fraud, fraudy-fraud-fraud
March 12, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, cmontexas said: Your son spelled Yale with a 6 Whaat? I thought he'd already been to college...
March 12, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, NowThis said: cool that UT was included in these elite places. Notice A&M/OU are not on the list! Hook'em!!! nobody gonna pay money to get their kid into ou
March 12, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, APEX said: a&m not on the list....advantage aggy with a 67% admittance rate aggy's low educational standards and "warm body" admission policy make them immune to such scandals. Advantage aggy!
March 12, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, ztejas said: That sucks. Centers are family friends and good people. Hope nothing comes of it. If true, he ain't good people. Maybe he seems like a cool guy and is willing to help you out in a pinch, but he took bribes to let non-tennis players on the tennis team. And it wasn't just helping out a friend to get their kid into UT. He was meeting people in parking lots to accept $60K in cash. Seems a bit harmless until you realize that someone else was almost assuredly not admitted to UT because of him. I don't think much of people that have zero integrity. And while the stories seem to focus on the people accepting bribes, the story about Michael Center indicates the college student was somewhat aware of the arrangement. They should have their UT academic record frozen and expelled. Potential ignorance of your parents bribes doesn't magically validate your school acceptance.
March 12, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: If true, he ain't good people. Maybe he seems like a cool guy and is willing to help you out in a pinch, but he took bribes to let non-tennis players on the tennis team. And it wasn't just helping out a friend to get their kid into UT. He was meeting people in parking lots to accept $60K in cash. Seems a bit harmless until you realize that someone else was almost assuredly not admitted to UT because of him. I don't think much of people that have zero integrity. And while the stories seem to focus on the people accepting bribes, the story about Michael Center indicates the college student was somewhat aware of the arrangement. They should have their UT academic record frozen and expelled. Potential ignorance of your parents bribes doesn't magically validate your school acceptance. Well, yeah, he may or may not be depending on the outcome. Probably should have qualified with "always seemed like".
March 12, 20196 yr 18 minutes ago, HouTex said: Some of the colleges are private schools. Where’s the crime? Perhaps they broke an admissions policy but how is that criminal? This might apply, it might not, I'm no attorney, but disregarding the tax issues, this summary of "commercial" bribery seems relevant. I'm sure I will be duly scolded by our attorneys, though: Quote Commercial bribery is the giving or offering to give, directly or indirectly, anything of value to any private agent, employee, or fiduciary, without the knowledge and consent of the principal or employer, with the intent to influence such agent’s, employee’s, or fiduciary’s action in relation to the principal’s or employer’s affairs. Edited March 12, 20196 yr by jimmyjazz
March 12, 20196 yr The fake profiles and everything are hilarious. The USC asst AD is forked. https://deadspin.com/here-are-all-the-incredible-details-from-the-college-ad-1833236579?utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter
March 12, 20196 yr http://www.thekeyworldwide.com/the_key_foundation/ Quote Mission The Key Foundation’s mission is to provide guidance, encouragement, and opportunity to disadvantaged students around the world. Since its founding in 2014, the Key Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, has touched the lives of hundreds of students that would never have been exposed to what higher education could do for them. Many of these students have only known life on the streets, surrounded by the gang violence of the inner-city. The Key Foundation, directly or partnered with other organizations, have met these students where they live, to encourage them, and open doors for enriching opportunities beyond their wildest imaginations. More than just donating funds, the Key Foundation often donates the time of the very experts that coach and train some of the most affluent students in the world, to give the same opportunity to those that have none. Each year, the Key Foundation provides 30 disadvantaged students with a full scholarship to the Key’s Premium College Coaching program Quote Some of the Key Foundation’s partners include: Ladylike Generation Wow Oakland Soldiers Atlanta Express Houston Hoops USTA Bizworld Smile On U - Cambodia ruh-roh, partners!
March 12, 20196 yr 8 minutes ago, hayden_horn said: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/investigations-college-admissions-and-testing-bribery-scheme fraud, racketeering, mail fraud, wire fraud, fraudy-fraud-fraud Sounds like a new insurance commercial.
March 12, 20196 yr 4 minutes ago, Lhorn said: aggy's low educational standards and "warm body" admission policy make them immune to such scandals. Advantage aggy! Don't forget the extra warm bodies from A&M Persian Gulf.
March 12, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, usmc0331horn said: The fake profiles and everything are hilarious. The USC asst AD is forked. https://deadspin.com/here-are-all-the-incredible-details-from-the-college-ad-1833236579?utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter Once again, Deadspin delivers.
March 12, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, Js1 said: I remember when you just donated a wing of the library or a new building to get your kid into college. Ah, the Jared Kushner method. https://www.propublica.org/article/the-story-behind-jared-kushners-curious-acceptance-into-harvard
March 12, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Foosters said: Lori Laughlin may have committed fraud, and your mind goes to the Cloak room? That's kinda weird. Kinky. 1 hour ago, happyfunball said: Lulz USD Definitely out of rep. UCSD is where the nerds go, anyway. If you're gonna bribe... why USD? 1 hour ago, Cheeseweasel said: Not enough money to bribe people to go there. Blew it all on Jimbo's contract, because SEC SEC SEC. 6 minutes ago, usmc0331horn said: The fake profiles and everything are hilarious. The USC asst AD is forked. https://deadspin.com/here-are-all-the-incredible-details-from-the-college-ad-1833236579?utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter What do you mean, assistant AD?
March 12, 20196 yr Author 41 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: Do they really have to get a scholarship to get reduced, "afolete" admission standards? I mean, you could offer them preferred walk on?
March 12, 20196 yr I got into UT in 1976 because the primary qualification for admission was a pulse. Times they are a changin'
March 12, 20196 yr I can't believe that this stopped at the tennis coach. It's not like someone at Belmont wouldn't realize that it's a possibility that a coach could fake a recruit to get them by admissions. Or wonder why an applicants "quit" the team on Day 1. Perhaps someone at Belmont found a few thousand in their desk, or they didn't care enough to investigate but I don't believe this type of scam wasn't on someone's radar.
March 12, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, Trey3216 said: Don't forget the extra warm bodies from A&M Persian Gulf. At least when you see an aggy grad you know one thing, the man behind that mop got into a&m the honest way....he was on a list of Texas high school graduates or GED recipients.
March 12, 20196 yr Author Just now, Nice Guy Eddie said: I can't believe that this stopped at the tennis coach. It's not like someone at Belmont wouldn't realize that it's a possibility that a coach could fake a recruit to get them by admissions. Or wonder why an applicants "quit" the team on Day 1. Perhaps someone at Belmont found a few thousand in their desk, or they didn't care enough to investigate but I don't believe this type of scam wasn't on someone's radar. Can we blame this on Plonsky? Somehow? Yes?
March 12, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, BurntEyes said: Wait, is she up for sale? I won't win the bid, but I'd like to try. I know a guy who's got threefiddy.
March 12, 20196 yr 6 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: I can't believe that this stopped at the tennis coach. It's not like someone at Belmont wouldn't realize that it's a possibility that a coach could fake a recruit to get them by admissions. Or wonder why an applicants "quit" the team on Day 1. Perhaps someone at Belmont found a few thousand in their desk, or they didn't care enough to investigate but I don't believe this type of scam wasn't on someone's radar. oh, i think this is just getting started. people are going to start singing like birdies.
March 12, 20196 yr 52 minutes ago, Machinator said: Lori Loughlin is on the run from the feds?!? Is it normal to be as aroused as I am right now?
March 12, 20196 yr 10 minutes ago, Machinator said: Not than any/many of us follow WBB recruiting, but did these fake athletes show up on Rivals to fill out classes after receiving their offers?
March 12, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, Trey3216 said: I would conjugate every verb known to man with her Beg: I beg, I will beg, I would beg, I begged 1 hour ago, Texas_Rocks said: They may have only snared our tennis coach, but there will probably be some pretty funny signs at football games if we flounder. if we played @ A&M this year the signs would say 'I WENT TO TEXAS "FORE" MY EDUCATION!!!!!!'
March 12, 20196 yr 11 minutes ago, gecko said: I got into UT in 1976 because the primary qualification for admission was a pulse. Times they are a changin' Don't tell anybody that, FFS!
March 12, 20196 yr 4 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said: Lori Loughlin is on the run from the feds?!? Is it normal to be as aroused as I am right now? Or more like: Edited March 12, 20196 yr by Drew
March 12, 20196 yr 6 hours ago, bigup2dahorns said: Haha, they called this “Operation Varsity Blues” Fucked up my perfect season....WAS IT FUN? WAS IT FUN!!!!!!??????? Edited March 12, 20196 yr by SHOOTER12
March 12, 20196 yr I hope Bud Kilmer was indicted for fucking around with Mox’s Brown admissions paperwork.
March 12, 20196 yr 19 minutes ago, Js1 said: Can we blame this on Plonsky? Somehow? Yes? that's where I'm headed. we have to be able to roll her into this. Plonsky and IMG in one fell swoop!
March 12, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Foosters said: Lori Laughlin may have committed fraud, and your mind goes to the Cloak room? That's kinda weird. He misspelled "cock room".
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