I wouldn’t be surprised if Lori spends less than a month in the can, if any time at all while the virus is still an issue. Her husband seems to be taking the fall on this one, hope she’s worth it. He’ll probably get out early or never serve also. These seem like light sentences for people who tried to play the system. I hope the judge makes them both provide a lengthy detailed allocution where they both admit they knew what they were doing was wrong so Lori can’t go out on the talk show circuit and say she only plead guilty to put and end to the process.
And yes, they have an ungrateful spoiled daughter or two. I wonder how they got that way after their parents gave them everything.
Ok but whether the coaches can actually admit students or just lobby for them with the admissions committee, my point still stands - the parents were paying the coaches, not the university, to get their kids admitted.
Wait. You’re saying someone applied for admission to Clemson and did not get in? Really? The admission process at Clemson requires someone from The Admission Dept. to put a hand on the prospective student’s back and if it feels warm… admission.
Lori’s sentence is harsher than Felicity Huffman. She was sentenced 2 weeks prison and served 11 days. But she got her plea deal early. Lori tried to fight the charges before accepting a plea.
IMHO the cost of this investigation and prosecution exceeded the seriousness of the crime. They probably spent millions and cost the defendants millions for giving a donation to get their kids into a nice college?
That money could have funded significant upgrades to the college. Several buildings at my college were named after rich patrons that gave the donation.
I am happy they are getting token prison time. It’s an equalizer and way to punish wealthy people is to give 'em a taste of jail. Allowing community hours and donations that is chump change is just validating they can write a check for whatever they want.
Keep in mind that this is a zero sum game. One kid gets in the side door, another kid that actually earned their way in lost an opportunity. This is not a victimless crime. And, if the Loughlin kids, with all their advantages of private schools, SAT prep classes, essay writing coaches, name recognition, ad nauseum, can’t get in on their merits, then ya think they shouldn’t go.
BTW, a good buddy of mine from grad school has 2 kids at USC. One shared a dorm with the Loughlin freshman. Said she had people escort her to her room instead of walking there alone since they were so “famous”. Thought she was totally entitled royalty and didn’t mix with the other dorm kids. No one shed a tear when she got kicked out of USC.
Mossimo was a big thing when I was a kid like 25-30 years ago. It was in all the skate/surf shops where cool kids went.
I just read the corporate history, much of which I was unaware. So basically, you are correct at describing the middle/transition of the company. For about 10 years it managed to be a growing casual clothing company. They faltered trying to go high end around 25 years ago. A few years later he did the target deal, then company was acquired in 2006. From 2006-2017 Target kept the line in stores, after Mr. Aunt Becky was out.
Not sure if I ever had a Mossimo shirt pre-target. Probably had a Stussy or 2. I was partial to Quicksilver and Billabong.
Didn’t bother to read the thread, huh?
We need more rich people sent away for longer then they rip off the system and the people. Besides using a place taken from someone more deserving, this whole thing (and remember, it wasn’t just the two of them) gives the idea that the system is rigged.
It would have been cheaper if she pleaded guilty at the start.
But I especially like how she is a holier-than-though sanctimonious Christian < bad word here >.
You’re comparing apples vs. oranges. McDowell’s plea agreement also included drug dealing and pandering charges. She also had a prior criminal record, including bank robbery.
The guy running the show collected a total of $25,000,000 in bribes to get rich kids into nice colleges, bumping out truly eligible kids whose parents didn’t cheat and didn’t pay bribes.
These two were just two of the better-known bribers, and got relatively light sentences. Their activities have to be considered in the larger context of a ring designed to cheat the system and pay bribes to officials.
Singer was the biggest fish to catch in this conspiracy.
Some of the people cheated on the SAT’s. Getting scores changed and using someone to take the exams for the students.
Lori and her husband claimed their kids were on a rowing team and paid a bribe. Using athletics to gain admission is not nearly as bad as cheating on the college entrance exams. AFAIK Lori’s kids passed their exams without cheating.
Anyway, justice has been served. A message has been sent to other wealthy parents that are trying to get their kids into prestigious schools.
That just clicked for me as well. I had a ton of Mossimo stuff in high school as well. It was pretty popular with the snowboarding/skiing crowd.
Regarding the guilty plea, I heard at least one person (Trevor Noah?) mention that they may have plead guilty right now because, due to the virus, a lot of people are being released from prison. Perhaps they’re hoping to get it changed to house arrest.