[Magdalen] Academic Scandal.

[Grace Cangialosi]

RICO? Refresh my memory...

> On Mar 14, 2019, at 1:15 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.
>>