From The Washington Post:
The Justice Department on Tuesday charged more than 30 wealthy people — including two television stars — with being part of a long-running scheme to bribe and cheat to get their kids into big-name colleges and universities. . . .The final quoted sentence would benefit from a minor revision. The original:
The criminal complaint paints an ugly picture of high-powered individuals committing crimes to get their children into selective schools. Among those charged are actresses Felicity Huffman, best known for her role on the television show Desperate Housewives, and Lori Loughlin, who appeared on Full House, according to court documents.
Among those charged are actresses Felicity Huffman, best known for her role on the television show Desperate Housewives, and Lori Loughlin, who appeared on Full House, according to court documents.Revised:
Among those charged, according to court documents, are actresses Felicity Huffman, best known for her role on the television show Desperate Housewives, and Lori Loughlin, who appeared on Full House.See the difference? But better still, I’d say:
Among those charged, according to court documents, are the actress Felicity Huffman, best known for her role on the television show Desperate Housewives, and the actress Lori Loughlin, who appeared on Full House.See the difference?
[Felicity Huffman but not William H. Macy? Meaning that he didn’t know about it? The affidavit says that “Huffman and her spouse made a purported charitable contribution of $15,000 . . . to participate in the college entrance exam cheating scheme.” Maybe Macy thought it really was a contribution? And good grief: Lori Loughlin now stars in Hallmark movies. Reading the affidavit, or at least as much of it as I could stand, made me feel sick to my stomach.]
comments: 2
As was said in Casablance, I'm shocked, shocked to find this was going on. And especially by persons who have held themselves to a higher standard for years in Hollywood. One never hears lurid stuff about Felicity or Lori.
I will always wonder now when I watch their films or on TV shows. And how did Mr. Macy not know about this? "Dear, where did this money go?"
As a friend remarked, why didn't they just give money to the schools?
Kirsten
“As a friend remarked, why didn't they just give money to the schools?”
Yes, the way the best families do it. :)
I’m wondering what will happen to their children. For those who are in school, I think the only proper choice is expulsion. For those who have graduated (the affadavit says this scheme began “in or about 2011”), I think their degrees should be revoked. The thing I always think about with academic fraud: it’s never victimless. Even the person who cheats on a measly test to get a better grade may thereby be robbing someone else of a spot on the dean’s list, a scholarship opportunity, and so on.
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