Posted on 03/25/2019 4:37:31 PM PDT by Steely Tom
DRE = 820 million
Jimmy Iovine = 950 million (2016)
They could afford it. Got a nice tax deduction no doubt.
[Donating a building to get your kid in may be an acceptable form of bribery and is usually public]
” He profited greatly by the sale of the ‘Beats By Dre’ headphone line”
My nephew loves those. I took a listen and was impressed. But I use Shure in-ear monitors which with my old ears I couldn’t really justify the added expense of the Dre’s. It was (to my ears) that close.
[So bribing the school as a whole is okay, you just cant single out a specific employee for the bribe?]
Not a valid example. If the Walmart employee bought the TV, he could sell it you. The issue is him not owning it. The college “owns” all the enrollments in either one of these cases.
The proper analogy for this situation is comparing the difference between bribing a judge to find you not guilty vs. setting up a press conference with the governor to announce that you’re donating 100 million to the state treasury, after which he gives you a pardon. Justice is not served in that criminal case and neither was it served in the college admissions process here.
He sold Beats to Apple for $3 billion, unsure what portion of that went to Dr. Dre. However, part of his proceeds was $400 million dollars worth of Apple stock that went to Dr. Dre, that was 2014 valuation which has multiplied since then. The man is filthy rich.
We don’t know anything about her grades or test scores from this article. For all we know she could be an Honor Student and Dr. Dre making a generous donation out of kindness. It’s not really fair to make assumptions.
[The college owns all the enrollments in either one of these cases.]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honest_services_fraud
I guess they didn’t forget about Dre.
Once you bribe your way in, I guess one has to do something to get those passing grades.
Dre's paying for ads too?
[We dont know anything about her grades or test scores from this article. For all we know she could be an Honor Student and Dr. Dre making a generous donation out of kindness. Its not really fair to make assumptions.]
* It’s not some kind of anomaly when showbiz people issue remarks that seem really stupid - in many or perhaps even most cases, a skilled tradesman is smarter than they are. They’re not so much radical as they are dumb (i.e. there are certain concepts they will never be able to figure out, no matter how many hours you spend teaching it to them).
Quoting FBI agents said when the admissions scandal broke:
Were not talking about donating a building. Were talking about:
<><> deception and fraud.
<><> fake test scores,
<><> fake athletic credentials,
<><> fake photographs.
<><> bribing college officials of every stripe.
<><> proctors allowed to give test answers.
Not to mention tax fraud.......donating to the admissions mastermind's do-good foundation then receiving
falsified verification for tax purposes that nothing of value was given in return for the "donation."
And it seems like Affirmative action is everything now. Won’t they ever stand on their own feet?
HOW IT WENT DOWN: Then-F/L Michele, her mother and daughters in the Moroccan palace.
Look at that smile----Obama gave her $100 million tax dollars....wait for it....."to teach Muslim girls in Morocco."
The $100 mill is to be held by the Obama Foundation, to be doled out when necessary (cue laugh machine here).
How much has been expended to date?
How does the Obama Foundation qualify girls?
Do the girls' parents pay fees?
Where does the teaching take place?
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NOTE WELL: Obama's $100 million "education fund" came out of the Millenium Challenge Fund at the State Dept----Hillary's fave slush fund.
ACTION NOW: Demand the books be opened-----taxpayers demand to know where the Millenium funds are going.
Call President Trump: Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414
US CONGRESS SWITCHBOARD: (202) 224-3121
U.S. Department of Justice
Comment Line: 202-353-1555 Switchboard: 202-514-2000
To report tax-free non-profit crimes: EMAIL enforcement@SEC.gov
To report fraudulent fund-raising:
FBI tip line web site----https://www.fbi.gov/tips
FBI electronic fraud unit----www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-fraud-schemes/internet-fraud
FBI Major Case Contact Center: 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324)
Wow! $70 million. That’s almost like paying out of state tuition.
Cant say I know much about him, but if he donated $70 mil to USC - good for him.
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