[Magdalen] Academic Scandal.

[ME Michaud]

RICO.
The feds take it very seriously.

Ob Ang: back when certain members of the church were trying to purloin the
name of the church,
I started asking if RICO applied. Conspiracy to commit fraud. Crossing
state lines. And all that.
-M, utterly bewildered by the idea that admission to USC is worth half a
million dollars


On Thursday, March 14, 2019, cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
> I am a trifle puzzled by the response to this obviously distasteful
> affair.  WhatI don't understand is the apparent classifying this behavior
> as a criminal and legalaffair complete with arrest of parents who have
> participated in improperly gainingaccess to the series of well known
> private colleges/universities.
> It strikes me as something that could be handled internally by the various
> schoolsrather than relegated to the (national) legal system with the threat
> of incarceration.
> I am all for tightening up admission to these and all colleges and that it
> should beperfectly clear that tampering with admission procedures is not
> acceptable.I am not so sure that these matters should be labeled criminal
> offenses.
> My sympathies go out to prospective students who were passed overbecause
> admission was improperly bought by wealthy parents.
> Please list-members,  enlighten me and show me where I am wrong.
>
>
> David S.
>