[Magdalen] Academic Scandal.

[Jay Weigel]

That's probably what will end up taking the Trump Family Organization (all
of them!) down.

On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 4:15 PM Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
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> Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act -
> Wikipediahttps://
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act
> <
> https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjJqsv_uILhAhVK4oMKHRRYDqcQFjAFegQIBRAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FRacketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act&usg=AOvVaw2efaeRhPhIy6mpMHRBv9xU
> >
>
>
> "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
> humbly with your God?"
> Micah 6:8
>
>
> 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.
> > >>
> >
>