The bizarre story of the L.A. dad who exposed the college admissions scandal

L A Times ^ | Mar. 31. 2019 | Joel Rubin, Matthew Ormseth, Suhauna Hussain and Richard Winton

[libstripper]

Fifty defendants and still counting. Methinks a number of them will get the flop sweats just the way Tobin did and start ratting out co-conspirators in crimes they're involved in so they won't be leading stars in their own versions of "Orange is the New Black."

[Roccus]

With so much money involved, I sincerely doubt that Singer was the only such middle-man to be involved in this form of enterprise.

[Calvin Locke]

One of the really bizarre connections led to the law firm where Wendell Willkie practiced, if not founded.

[posterchild]

No restitution to the victims of his fraud, only $4M to the government? Is that a common type of deal for securities fraud? Do class action suits typically reclaim anything of value in cases like this (minus the lawyers cut)?

[gaijin]

Almost all the names have something in common.

[tom paine 2]

How the Justice Department handles these crimes will tell us about the two tiered justice system.

[surrey]

The daughter he tried to get into Yale must not have been too bright. Usually when a parent or sibling(s) have attended a particular school, they look favorably at subsequent family members who apply.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

These are millionaires - people rich enough to bribe prestigious universities, but not billionaires who are rich enough to get their unqualified kids in the legal way - by making multi-million dollar donations or erecting new buildings on campus.

Being a millionaire these days isn't what it used to be.

[DoughtyOne]

The Times seems all too happy to spread the word this guy is damaged goods.

I didn’t remember them ever nailing Leftists who blew the whistle on corruption.

Of course I don’t recall the last time I saw a liberal do that either.

[Savage Beast]

So when will the Los Angeles Times cast the light of truth on the "Collusion Conspiracy," or are they in the dark about that one?

[deport]

The use of wealth in money or influence isn’t anything new. It pretty
much abounds thru out all endeavors in some fashion or other.

[Alberta's Child]

Who were the “victims” here?

[posterchild]

If fraud and misrepresentation happened then the people who bought the stock. Fools? Sure. Just like the people calling from the ‘IRS’ with ‘4 serious allegations against your name.’ The people getting fooled by it are not being very smart. They are still being defrauded by criminals though.

[ridesthemiles]

The actual athletes who were qualified to have entry.

The students who were qualified on their own MERIT from their own grades.

[Alberta's Child]

Right. Sorry for the confusion. The headline relates to the college admissions scandal, not the stock fraud case. You’re absolutely correct.

[Alberta's Child]

They may have been victims of an unfair process, but they were not “victims” in a legal sense that would entitle them to compensation in a court of law.

[jimmygrace]

How about the fraud of people claiming to be native American in order to get in?

[Kickass Conservative]

If he was really smart he would move to Chicago and donate some Money to that DA Kim Foxx.

[cgbg]

The victims are the same folks who are the victims of affirmative action—you never hear about them because the MSM and the slimebag politicians refuse to talk about the true victims in college admissions scams.

The victims are the folks who would have gotten in to these schools if the admission process was based on merit.

[newfreep]

Usually when a parent or sibling(s) have attended a particular school, they look favorably at subsequent family members who apply.

Sometimes, even that doesn't work out so well...