Thread by @Monaheart1229

2-Dominoes falling everywhere. Finally! ""These parents are a catalog of wealth and privilege," said Lelling. "This case is about the widening corruption of elite college admissions through the steady application of wealth combined with fraud. There can be no separate college

3-"admission system for the wealthy, and I'll add there will not be a separate criminal justice system either. None of the students were charged because prosecutors said their parents were the scheme's principal actors.."

4-"Court filings released Tuesday paint an ugly picture of privileged parents committing crimes to get their children into selective schools. Among those charged are actresses Felicity Huffman, best known for her role on the television show "Desperate Housewives,"

5-"and Lori Loughlin, who appeared on "Full House," according to court documents. A representative for Loughlin declined to comment. A representative for Huffman did not immediately return messages seeking comment.Two participants in the scheme are scheduled to enter guilty pleas

6-"Tuesday afternoon, prosecutors said. One is William Singer, a well-connected college admissions adviser and the central figure in the scheme, officials said. He is accused of disguising the bribery scheme as a charity, enabling parents to deduct the bribes from their taxes.

7-"Singer is charged with taking about $25 million from 2011 to 2018 — paying some of it to college coaches or standardized testing officials for their help rigging the admissions process and pocketing the rest, according to the criminal complaint. He allegedly disguised the

8-"money using a nonprofit, the Key Worldwide Foundation, prosecutors said, characterizing it as a slush fund for bribes...Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, were accused of paying $500,000 in bribes so their two daughters would be designated as

9-"recruits for the University of Southern California crew team — even though they were not part of the team. That helped the pair get into USC, according to the complaint..." ~Chicago Tribune

10-This US News article contains the Indictment paperwork in full, and the criminal charges p/w. Can't get my hands on the original p/w cuz I'm in my car...
usnews.com/news/national-…