Posted on 03/12/2019 7:57:28 AM PDT by outpostinmass2
Actresses and chief executives are among 50 people arrested in a nationwide college admissions cheating scam, authorities announced Tuesday.
According to charging documents, actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among those involved facing charges.
The suspects allegedly paid bribes of up to $6 million to get their kids into elite colleges, including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and USC.
In most cases, the students did not know their admission was contingent on a bribe.
University athletic coaches and administrators of college entrance exams were also among those arrested.
The alleged scam centered around a man in California who ran a business helping students get into the college of their choice.
Authorities say parents would pay him a predetermined amount, with full knowledge of what they were doing. He would then steer the money to one of two places: either an SAT or ACT administrator, or a college athletic coach.
The coaches would allegedly arrange a fake profile that listed the prospective student as an athlete, and exam administrators would either hire proctors to take the test or correct the answers of a student.
The bribes ranged from a few thousand dollars to up to 6 million, according to officials. The charging documents, unsealed in Boston federal court, are more than 200 pages long.
They allege that Huffman and her husband "made a purported charitable contribution of $15,000...to participate in the college entrance exam cheating scheme on behalf of her eldest daughter. Huffman later made arrangements to pursue the scheme a second time, for her younger daughter, before deciding not to do so."
Federal agents say they have recorded telephone calls with Huffman and a cooperating witness.
The documents say the Loughlin and her husband "agreed to pay bribes totaling $500,000 in exchange for having their two daughters designated as recruits to the USC crew team -- despite the fact that they did not participate in crew -- thereby facilitating their admission to USC."
Official say they have emails from Loughlin.
[but her husband, designer Mossimo Giannulli was]
It will be interesting to see if they go after William H. Macy.
The ‘ringleaders’ of the College Scam...
William Rick Singer, owner of Edge College & Career Network and CEO of the Key Worldwide Foundation
Mark Riddell
Rudolph Meredith, the former head women’s soccer coach at Yale University
John Vandemoer, head sailing coach at Stanford University
David Sidoo, Vancouver businessman and former Canadian Football League player
The ‘clients’:
Lori Loughlin, actress known best for her roles on Full House, Fuller House, and 90210.
Ali Khosroshahin, former USC women’s soccer coach
Elisabeth Kimmel, owner and president of a media company
Marjorie Klapper, co-owner of jewelry business
Toby MacFarlane, former senior executive at a title insurance company
Steven Masera, accountant and financial officer for the Edge College & Career Network and the Key Worldwide Foundation
William McGlashan, founder and managing partner at private equity company TPG Growth
Gregory Abbott, founder and chairman of food and beverage packing company International Dispensing Corp.
Marcia Abbott, wife of Gregory Abbott
Gamal Abdelaziz, former Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts executive
Diane Blake, executive at a retail merchandising firm
Todd Blake, entrepreneur and investor
Jane Buckingham, founder and president of consumer insights firm Trendera
Amy Colburn
Gregory Colburn, a radiation oncologist
Igor Dvorskiy, director of a private elementary and high school and a test administrator for the College Board and ACT
Manuel Henriquez, founder, chairman and CEO of a publicly traded specialty finance company
Douglas Hodge, former CEO of investment management company
Felicity Huffman, actress known best for her roles on Trans America, Christmas with the Kranks, and Raising Helen
Agustin Huneeus Jr., owner of wine vineyards
Bruce Isackson, president of real estate development firm WP Investments
Davina Isackson
Michelle Janavs, former executive of Hot Pockets
Laura Janke, former assistant coach of women’s soccer at the University of Southern California.
Gordon Ernst, former head coach of men and women’s tennis at Georgetown University
William Ferguson, former women’s volleyball coach at Wake Forest University
Robert Flaxman, president of a private tennis academy in Houston
Gordon Caplan, co-chairman of an international law firm based in New York City;
Michael Center, head coach of men’s tennis at the University of Texas at Austin
I-Hsin “Joey” Chen, operates a provider of warehousing and related services for the shipping industry
Martin Fox, president of a private tennis academy in Houston
Mossimo Giannulli, fashion designer at Mossimo, sold at Target
Donna Heinel, senior associate athletic director at the University of Southern California;
Elizabeth Henriquez
Rudolph Meredith, the former head women’s soccer coach at Yale University
Marci Palatella
Jorge Salcedo, former head coach of men’s soccer at the University of California at Los Angeles
Mikaela Sanford, employee of the Edge College & Career Network and the Key Worldwide Foundation
Peter Jan Sartorio, founder and president of Nate’s and PJ’s Foods
Stephen Semprevivo, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, Cydcor, LLC
Devin Sloane, founder and CEO of Aquatecture, LLC
Jovan Vavic, former water polo coach at University of Southern California
Niki Williams, assistant teacher at Houston, TX high school
John Wilson, president and CEO of Hyannis Port Capital
Homayoun Zadeh, an associate professor of dentistry at Univesity of Southern California
Robert Zangrillo, founder, chairman and CEO of Dragon Global, a private investment firm with a focus of venture capital and real estate.
Macy is not named. Mom did the work.
The list reads like an invite list for a Demoratic fund-raiser!
True.
Do you think he wasn’t aware?
The question is whether there’s a trail indicating such.
FYI
I’m surprised they don’t have the official H sticker, too.
It’ll depend on the Attorneys they have and who they are connected to they can influence......I don’t think any are concerned about the outcome except the additional $$$$$ for legal fees, bail and costs they’ll accumulate in their defense.
It’s easy to suspect there are many who have gotten away with this in the past and will in the future. Any racket like this soon opens under another name or branch.
• Rudolph “Rudy” Meredith: head women’s soccer coach at Yale University from 1995 to 2018
Charges: conspiracy to commit wire fraud and honest services wire fraud and honest services wire fraud
• Mark Riddell: Florida resident accused of secretly taking the SAT and ACT for students or helping them cheat
Charges: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering
• John Vandemoer: head sailing coach at Stanford University
Charge: conspiracy to commit racketeering
• Igor Dvorskiy: director of a private elementary and high school in Los Angeles and test administrator for the SAT and ACT
Charge: conspiracy to commit racketeering
• Gordon Ernst: head tennis coach at Georgetown University until January 2018
Charge: conspiracy to commit racketeering
• William Ferguson: women’s volleyball coach at Wake Forest University
Charge: conspiracy to commit racketeering
• Martin Fox: president of a private tennis academy and camp in Houston
Charge: conspiracy to commit racketeering
• Donna Heinel: senior associate athletic director at the University of Southern California
Charge: conspiracy to commit racketeering
• Laura Janke: assistant women’s soccer coach at USC
Charge: conspiracy to commit racketeering
• Ali Khosroshahin: head women’s soccer coach at USC
Charge: conspiracy to commit racketeering
• Steven Masera: accountant and financial officer of Edge College and Career Network and Key Worldwide Foundation
Charge: conspiracy to commit racketeering
• Jorge Salcedo: head men’s soccer coach at UCLA
• Mikaela Sanford: employee of Edge College and Career Network and Key Worldwide Foundation
Charge: conspiracy to commit racketeering
• David Sidoo: Vancouver, Canada resident with two sons
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud
• Jovan Vavic: water polo coach at USC
Charge: conspiracy to commit racketeering
• Lisa “Niki” Williams: test administrator for the SAT and ACT in Houston
Charge: conspiracy to commit racketeering
• Gregory Abbott: founder and chairman of a packaging company in the food and beverage industry and former chairman and CEO of a private-label clothing manufacturer
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Marcia Abbott: New York resident
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Gamal Abdelaziz: former senior executive of a resort and casino operator in Macau, China
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Diane Blake: Ross executive at a retail merchandising firm
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Todd Blake: Ross entrepreneur and investor
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Jane Buckingham: CEO of a boutique marketing company based in Los Angeles
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Gordon Caplan: attorney and the co-chairman of an international law firm based in New York
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Michael Center: head coach of the men’s tennis at the University of Texas at Austin
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• I-hsin “Joey” Chen: operator of a warehousing and related services provider for the shipping industry
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Amy Colburn: Palo Alto resident
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Gregory Colburn: Palo Alto physician
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Robert Flaxman: president and CEO of a Los Angeles real estate development firm
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Mossimo Giannulli: fashion designer
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Elizabeth Henriquez: Atherton resident
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Manuel Henriquez: CEO of a publicly traded specialty finance company in Palo Alto
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Douglas Hodge: former CEO of a large investment management company in Newport Beach
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Felicity Huffman: actress known for her role on the television show Desperate Housewives
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Agustin Huneeus Jr.: the son of renown Napa vintner Agustin Huneeus, whose family controls a global wine empire
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Bruce Isackson: Hillsborough resident and president of real estate development firm in Woodside
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Davina Isackson: Hillsborough resident
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Michelle Janavs: resident of Newport Coast and former executive at a large food manufacturer formerly owned by her family
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Marjorie Klapper: Menlo Park resident and co-owner of a jewelry business
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Lori Loughlin: actress known for her roles on the television shows Full House and 90210
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Toby MacFarlane: resident of Del Mar and senior executive at a title insurance company
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• William McGlashan: Mill Valley resident and senior executive at a global private equity firm
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Marci Palatella: Hillsborough resident and CEO of a liquor distribution company in Burlingame
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Peter Jan Sartorio: Menlo Park resident and packaged food entrepreneur
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Stephen Semprevivo: executive at an Agoura Hills sales firm
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Devin Sloane: founder and CEO a Los Angeles drinking water and wastewater systems company
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• John Wilson: Massachusetts resident and CEO of a private equity and real estate development firm
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Homayoun Zadeh: associate professor of dentistry at USC
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
• Robert Zangrillo: founder and CEO of a Miami venture capital and real estate investment firm
Charge: conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud
wow
bfl
Here’s Oliva Jade’s (Loughlin’s daughter) YT video, where she expresses her reason for going to the University.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lveMkZc-NRE
lol, I got carried away and imagined her saying the last part.
LOL it’s probably what she would say!
Stinks of some Title IX or X or LGBTQLMNOP Supercalifragilistic…..
Is she that old? I watched it as a kid and I’m almost 60.
Loughlin was 15 when she started on Edge of Night.
In fact I am puzzled as to why this is even a crime.
Buying your kids way into collage has a long if not necessarily proud tradition.
For one, organized cheating on SAT and ACT is a crime. Faking sports recruiting is a title IX crime. Bribing is wire fraud and claiming as a tax right off is tax fraud.
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