[Magdalen] Academic Scandal.

[Kate Conant]

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred
to as the *RICO* Act or simply *RICO*, is a United States federal law that
provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for
acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization.


Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act -
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On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 3:59 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> >>
>