fillicity huffman and lori mc

[potluck6]

whatyou think of them paying people to help get their kids in college. felicity was arrested still looking for lori. don't thin they'll get jail time to rich and privileged for that.damn lori payed someone 500,000 gheeze in ca you may get a 1 bd home for that.

[gaylasue]

I think it is pretty low and am glad they got caught.

[Nancy5]

Not surprised, the wealthy think they can buy anything and are above the law.  Nail time, never happen, probably just a slap on the wrist and a fine (like they can't afford that!)

[UGetPaid]

Wasn't there a Full House episode where Lori Loughlin's character and her husband made up fake stories about their twin sons in effort to get them into an elite preschool program?  Life imitates art. 

[appy9104]

It is pretty sad.  Do they even think of what happens when the kid cant do and it is obvious the kid shouldn't be there?  This is really messed up on so many levels.

[dsosnowski06]

This is pretty sad and hurts children that really work to get into colleges. This tells me these parents have no confidence in their kids.  Being rejected from colleges is part of the growing and learning process.  You cannot get everything you want in life even with hard work.

[1imaginarygirl]

This doesn't surprise me. But I wonder why William H. Macy (married to Huffman) is not being charged? From the transcripts I read, he seemed to be involved to a degree.

[cathy37]

I think that they need to be held accountable for their actions.  What they did was wrong and not fair to all the students who work hard to get into college.  Exactly what are they teaching their kids about life.

[jenniferhoder]

Agreed; famous or not what they did was wrong and  they should be punished.

[elvisdo]

That was pretty shading business on everyone's part to do something like hat especially when the kids didn't even appreciate it that much.

[alina6]

The fact that they took away positions from universities for deserving kids means they should be in jail in my book.

[cadence4u]

Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin's husband Mossimo Giannulli are both released from custody after making their first court appearances in the massive college cheating scandal:

* Huffman, Loughlin, and Giannulli are among 50 people who have been accused of paying bribes to get their children into
   America's top colleges
* The Desperate Housewives star allegedly paid $15,000 to arrange for someone to secretly change her daughter's
   answers during the SAT exam 
* Loughlin and husband allegedly agreed to pay bribes of $500,000 in exchange for having their two daughters designated
   as recruits to USC crew
* Huffman was released on $250,000 bond and had to surrender her passport
* Giannulli was released on $1million bond, had to put up their house as collateral

Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin's husband Mossimo Giannulli have been released from custody after they were charged in a massive college admissions scandal.

Huffman and Giannulli are among 50 people, including Loughlin, who have been accused of paying bribes to get their children into America's top colleges.

The Desperate Housewives star was released on $250,000 bond on Tuesday. 

Huffman allegedly paid $15,000, which she disguised as a charitable donation, to arrange for someone to change her daughter's answers during the SAT exams. 

Charging documents state that both Huffman and her husband, actor William H Macy, agreed to the plan to help daughters Sofia, 18. They allegedly discussed using it again for their daughter Georgia, 16, but decided against it.

The scheme worked in several ways. First, parents would pay obtain a medical document which said their child needed extra time to complete either their SAT or ACT test. Once they got it, they would take the test in one of two centers that was controlled by the scheme's 'mastermind' Rick Singer. One was in Hollywood and one was in Texas.

Singer paid off Mark Riddell, a 'really smart' Florida college prep teacher who would fly to the test locations when a child was due to take it and either sit it for them or correct their answers once they had finished. The doctored tests were then sent on to be graded.

The second part of the scheme involved creating fake athlete profiles for kids to get them athletic scholarships to schools they would not have gotten into on their grades alone.

Singer allegedly had several sports coaches from various colleges around the US on his pay roll to facilitate this part of the scheme. Once the child got into their desired college based on the lie, the paid-off coaches then made excuses for why they were not showing up to practices including that they had become injured.

Macy, who was not charged, was in court on Tuesday to support his wife and sat in the front row. Authorities have not disclosed why he was not implicated in the scandal.

Huffman has been charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. A magistrate judge ordered the actress to restrict her travel to the continental US and she surrendered her passport to the court. 

Seven Fbi agents showed up to Huffman's Hollywood Hills home at 6am on Tuesday, drew their weapons, and ordered the actress to come out and surrender.

Huffman, Macy, and their two daughters were asleep inside the home when the agents arrived.

One FBI source said that the guns were drawn as a precaution. Huffman was then taken to a federal building and processed by federal marshals.     

Loughlin flew to Los Angeles from Canada on Tuesday afternoon and will surrender to authorities on Wednesday morning. 

She has likewise been charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

Loughlin and Giannulli allegedly paid $500,000 to get their daughters Olivia Jade, 19, and Isabella, 20, into the University of Southern California.

Sources said that FBI agents arrived at Loughlin's home on Tuesday morning, only to find out she was in Vancouver. They took Giannulli in custody.

Giannulli's bond was set at $1million, forcing him to put the family's primary residence up as collateral to guarantee the bond.

The designer also had to surrender his passport to the court.

Loughlin later turned herself in to investigators. She was released from custody after she posted $1million bail on Wednesday.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6802093/Judge-sets-bond-250-000-Felicity-Huffman-college-bribery-scandal.html

[Tresbn00]

Certainly explains why truly qualified kids, with amazing academic/athletic records, have difficulties getting into these schools. I have a friend that started prepping his son's resume from the time he was born in order to be considered for Princeton. Another friend did not prep his son but, instead, managed to get involved in the same circles as many of the Harvard admissions employees.Both kids were accepted at the schools but chose to go elsewhere. My daughter was accepted, on merit, into every school she applied for. She was a valedictorian, tennis captain, DECA president, contributed to charities, in the band, spoke fluent chinese and was in every extracurricular activity possible. She ended up accepting a full ride at one of the top three engineering schools in the country. Thinking that money would not have bought anyone success at this school.

[bremer51]

Whatever penalty they recieve, they deserve it.  Jail-time does not seem unreasonable.

[plennis]

It also does not seem right that kids with very wealthy families. get into these same schools for making donations to the schools directly.  That is legal to do, seems like the same difference to me..."I put the money up for a new school library, so my kids get a free pass."  I just do not think that is right either.  Entry should be on merit.  The kids that are go getters seem to do well no matter which school they attend.  The only people in the scandal that keep getting mentioned are the celebrities, there were a lot of not famous people involved too.