Celebs, CEOs implicated in $25 million college admissions cheating scam: Prosecutors
Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among 50 wealthy people whom prosecutors allege paid to get their children into elite colleges.
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Actress Lori Loughlin taken into custody in 'Varsity Blues' college admission scam
Actress Lori Loughlin was taken into custody by the FBI Wednesday in Los Angeles after she, fellow movie star Felicity Huffman and 48 others were charged in a $25 million college admissions scam that has prompted repercussions from Hollywood to the boardrooms of major companies.
A former cast member on the ABC sitcom "Full House," Loughlin and Oscar-nominated actress Huffman, 56, are among 33 parents charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in the nationwide scam to get their children into elite colleges, including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and the University of Southern California.
The feds dubbed the investigation "Operation Varsity Blues" and said it was triggered by an unrelated investigation by FBI agents in Boston.
The students involved need to be expelled from school.
This is so typical of our media focusing on two actresses and not giving the names Or faces of the other 48.huffman $15000? Where is the name and picture of the man who paid six million!
The mother paying so much money and the daughter stating that she doesn't even care about studying!!.
This has been going on for years. Hats off to the FBI for finally doing something about it. 💰📓👩🏼🎓
"The universities knew nothing about it"......FF sake, how naive can you possibly be?
The students involved should be expelled immediately.
I am really tired of hearing these two actresses. WHO ARE THE OTHERS????
Kids should be kicked out and the parents should be forced to pay for a student denied entry bc of them including tuition, books, place to stay and meals. That bribe SHOULD pay. Time in jail and community service too.
Expel the students! And jail the parents!
Everyone’s blaming the parents but no ones thinking this if there isn’t a product or service to sell no one will buy. These universities weren’t blind they need to be held responsible this isn’t a one man job.
Just like in Legally Blonde. Elle Woods boyfriend Warner got in Harvard because Daddy & Mommy made some “phone calls”....
At least when they make a movie about this in 10 years, they can get the actual actors involved - at half the price
4.4 GPA with Honors, AP & IB classes from a private Catholic school and still couldn't get into Stanford. Now I know why
2019 has been one heck of a year so far, everybody's secrets are coming out
Do you think that the 500,000.00 in bribes would cover any working class tuitions? Those aristocrats have no shame!
Even though the parents who participated in this scam need to be condemned, most people forget that it's those schools that are supposed to hold mostly accountable. If they have a decent screening system that will double check students by interviewing them, these parents wouldn't be so bold in taking part in such a 'shameless' scheme. No pun intended.
Olivia Jade. A Role Model? omg. are the standards of our youth THAT low?
I have kids applying for scholorships with great grades and high scores and they allow these rich dummies to do this? Thats unjust and wrong.
Lori Loughlin started in "Full House" and will be ending in the "Big House".
These Hollywood celebs are true hereos. They're out to prove to us that with hard work and dedication anyone can earn a college degree in prison.