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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sure the kids will get to stay.

They didn't do anything illegal.[/quote]

They submitted false college applications. Listing sports they didn't play.[/quote]

Are college applications sworn statements, made out under penalty of perjury?[/quote]

:shock:

Have you ever applied to college? When you submit your application you literally sign a document stating that your statement and the history of your actions you submitted are truthful.

Those kids are gone and they better hope the colleges/universities don't sue them for false impersonation. The negative publicity alone is costing them funding.[/quote]

Right, and lying on a college applications is certainly grounds for dismissal from the college.  But I think PP was asking whether it is also illegal.  What is the civil or criminal statute that could be used to prosecute a kid who lied on the app?[/quote]

Mail fraud, wire fraud.  [/quote]

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