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Justice Department charges rich parents bribing and cheating to get their kids into top universities
Federal prosecutors announced charges today in what they call the “largest college admissions scam” they’ve ever prosecuted. More than a dozen people charged are from L.A., including celebrity actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readFederal prosecutors announced charges today in what they call the “largest college admissions scam” they’ve ever prosecuted. More than a dozen people charged are from L.A., including celebrity actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin. The schools involved include UCLA, USC, Stanford, Georgetown, Yale, and the University of Texas.
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1 of 4Rich parents charged in massive college admissions scam- 0:00Justice Department charges rich parents bribing and cheating to get their kids into top universitiesYou’re reading this
- 14:01How Fresno’s meth epidemic is affecting the city’s Latinos
- 23:55The fall of Showtime’s SMILF, and the role of intimacy coordinators during sex scenes
- 38:52Social media is ruining the superbloom