College Admissions Cheating Racket

[Dill]

(03-14-2019, 04:26 PM)GMDino Wrote: Seems the celebrity names got the press but they were the only two or three that had name recognition.  Lots of CEO's and business owners too.

I'll see your list of guilty CEOs and raise you an article recording their donations to political parties.  Dems in there, but lots of support for Romney.

Major Political Donors Indicted In Sweeping College Admissions Investigation
Two presidential candidates, the DNC and RNC were among recipients. There’s no evidence any elected official helped the donors’ children gain acceptances.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/political-donors-college-admissions-scandal_n_5c883861e4b0fbd7661ed2fb

Here's an example:

Robert Flaxman, CEO of Crown Realty & Development

Total federal contributions: $143,065.80
$5,400 to Rep. Ro Khanna’s congressional campaign committee in 2015
$50,000 to Romney Victory Fund in 2012
$2,300 to Romney presidential campaign in 2007
$2,700 to Chris Van Hollen’s Senate account (all contributions were disbursed through a joint committee on Sept. 30, 2016)
$33,400 to the Democratic National Committee
$8,350 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee
$10,000 to the California Republican Party Federal Account
$35,800 to the Republican National Committee  
$8,350 to the National Republican Congressional Committee