Anonymous
04/05/2019 19:19
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I doubt the DOJ will ignore the apparent money laundering aspect and defer to the NCAA, but maybe with the help of Mr. Zhao's legal team?
Can someone explain how this is money laundering?
Disguised bribery as a sale for value, at an inflated valuation. Classic trade-based money laundering. It had all the elements too: placement, layering, and integration.
So in this case, who’s laundering the money? Does the term “laundering” mean that you are taking money earned illegally and converting it to untraceable clean money or is that just the movie description? Because it doesn’t sound like the guy who bought the house did so with illegally earned money.
The direct and indirect contributions to the coach’s “foundation” are very fishy as well.
Anonymous
04/05/2019 19:17
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
Anonymous wrote:So, if you take him at his word that he became friendly with the fencing coach because his older son was on the team, and he felt sorry for the coach not being able to afford to live closer to the school, so he helped him out in a way that saved face...
And helped number two son to get into Harvard.
Anonymous
04/05/2019 19:09
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
Anonymous wrote:The dad was bragging about his kids’ “perfect SAT scores” yet neither boy was a PSAT national merit semi- nor finalist? Interesting...
Yes, you don't have to get your perfect score on that particular sitting.
Anonymous
04/05/2019 18:35
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
Anonymous wrote:I think we’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg. College sports is so corrupt at every level.
I honestly think college sport recruiting OUTSIDE of the big money sports is more corrupt.
I don't mind boosters sliding some kid from the hood a few racks to get him to come to Alabama, Kentucky, or wherever and ball out.
The non-revenue recruiting for athletes who are not world class is scummy to the max.
The new rule should be if you don't have the ability to go-pro in your sport or medal at an olympic level, your sport shouldn't be a hook.
teams should be walk-on mostly, peppered with olympians and future pros.
Anonymous
04/05/2019 17:57
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
I found myself thinking about this article today:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/01/skin-care-secret-wealth/579337/
It basically talks about female celebrities lie and say that they have great skin because they "drink a lot of water and get a lot of sleep" when in reality they have plastic surgery and Botox and expensive skin resurfacing treatments. The author says that the lying is actually harmful because it encourages other people to feel like losers when they drink so much water they're going to float away and they still don't look like Jennifer Aniston does with her regime of drinking water and applying Aveeno skin lotion from the drugstore.
The celebs found the side door, the easy way out -- and then lied about it.
Realized that you can only follow 'the blessing of a skinned knee' and let your kids learn responsibility by getting a bad grade when you can afford someone to 'clean up' your kids transcript like Rick Singer did for these wealthy people.
I believed the American dream, pull yourself up by your bootstraps lie -- that Ben Carson's mother took him to the library and that's why he became a world famous neurosurgeon. But it appears that for every Ben Carson there's a lot more shysters out there who said 'forget about the library, let's just lie and pretend she rows crew.'
It's the equivalent of having your face laser resurfaced and pretending you got great skin from drinking water.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/01/skin-care-secret-wealth/579337/
It basically talks about female celebrities lie and say that they have great skin because they "drink a lot of water and get a lot of sleep" when in reality they have plastic surgery and Botox and expensive skin resurfacing treatments. The author says that the lying is actually harmful because it encourages other people to feel like losers when they drink so much water they're going to float away and they still don't look like Jennifer Aniston does with her regime of drinking water and applying Aveeno skin lotion from the drugstore.
The celebs found the side door, the easy way out -- and then lied about it.
Realized that you can only follow 'the blessing of a skinned knee' and let your kids learn responsibility by getting a bad grade when you can afford someone to 'clean up' your kids transcript like Rick Singer did for these wealthy people.
I believed the American dream, pull yourself up by your bootstraps lie -- that Ben Carson's mother took him to the library and that's why he became a world famous neurosurgeon. But it appears that for every Ben Carson there's a lot more shysters out there who said 'forget about the library, let's just lie and pretend she rows crew.'
It's the equivalent of having your face laser resurfaced and pretending you got great skin from drinking water.
Anonymous
04/05/2019 17:57
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I doubt the DOJ will ignore the apparent money laundering aspect and defer to the NCAA, but maybe with the help of Mr. Zhao's legal team?
Can someone explain how this is money laundering?
Disguised bribery as a sale for value, at an inflated valuation. Classic trade-based money laundering. It had all the elements too: placement, layering, and integration.
So in this case, who’s laundering the money? Does the term “laundering” mean that you are taking money earned illegally and converting it to untraceable clean money or is that just the movie description? Because it doesn’t sound like the guy who bought the house did so with illegally earned money.
Anonymous
04/05/2019 17:51
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Disguised bribery as a sale for value, at an inflated valuation. Classic trade-based money laundering. It had all the elements too: placement, layering, and integration.
Neither do you.
Really? I can recite the provisions in the Vienna Convention, Palermo Convention, FATF and the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act. It’s my job.
I can't help but wonder if dad bought anything at above market price a few years ago too?
Go back and read the article. There were peculiar charitable donations at the time the older son was admitted.
Anonymous
04/05/2019 17:47
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yale just abruptly fired its fencing coach a few days ago. The coach had been at Yale for decades...
Wonder what's about to dribble out next...
Perhaps, he is also 87 and wanted to hang on until his 50th anniversary as a coach. Maybe they just want to snag someone before the Harvard position opens up.
The terminology used was “fired.” That’s usually for cause.
He was on a one year contract that wasn't renewed.
You think a Yale student doesn't know the difference between "fired" and "let go"?
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2019/04/01/yale-fires-fencing-coach-after-49-years/
I think they used "fired" in sympathy for the coach, he wanted to stay 50 years, he had is best season in 17 years... nothing in the article hints at cause and the text of the article uses "contract not renewed."
Anonymous
04/05/2019 17:40
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
So, if you take him at his word that he became friendly with the fencing coach because his older son was on the team, and he felt sorry for the coach not being able to afford to live closer to the school, so he helped him out in a way that saved face...
Anonymous
04/05/2019 17:32
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yale just abruptly fired its fencing coach a few days ago. The coach had been at Yale for decades...
Wonder what's about to dribble out next...
Perhaps, he is also 87 and wanted to hang on until his 50th anniversary as a coach. Maybe they just want to snag someone before the Harvard position opens up.
The terminology used was “fired.” That’s usually for cause.
He was on a one year contract that wasn't renewed.
You think a Yale student doesn't know the difference between "fired" and "let go"?
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2019/04/01/yale-fires-fencing-coach-after-49-years/
Anonymous
04/05/2019 17:27
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Disguised bribery as a sale for value, at an inflated valuation. Classic trade-based money laundering. It had all the elements too: placement, layering, and integration.
Neither do you.
Really? I can recite the provisions in the Vienna Convention, Palermo Convention, FATF and the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act. It’s my job.
I can't help but wonder if dad bought anything at above market price a few years ago too?
Anonymous
04/05/2019 17:15
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
I think we’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg. College sports is so corrupt at every level.
Anonymous
04/05/2019 17:14
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yale just abruptly fired its fencing coach a few days ago. The coach had been at Yale for decades...
Wonder what's about to dribble out next...
Perhaps, he is also 87 and wanted to hang on until his 50th anniversary as a coach. Maybe they just want to snag someone before the Harvard position opens up.
The terminology used was “fired.” That’s usually for cause.
He was on a one year contract that wasn't renewed.
Anonymous
04/05/2019 17:13
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yale just abruptly fired its fencing coach a few days ago. The coach had been at Yale for decades...
Wonder what's about to dribble out next...
Perhaps, he is also 87 and wanted to hang on until his 50th anniversary as a coach. Maybe they just want to snag someone before the Harvard position opens up.
The terminology used was “fired.” That’s usually for cause.
Anonymous
04/05/2019 17:10
Subject: The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yale just abruptly fired its fencing coach a few days ago. The coach had been at Yale for decades...
Wonder what's about to dribble out next...
Perhaps, he is also 87 and wanted to hang on until his 50th anniversary as a coach. Maybe they just want to snag someone before the Harvard position opens up.