Gangster Capitalism S1: The College Admissions Scandal I EP 3: The Dominoes Fall
Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American Universities
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🗓️ 28 May 2019
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Federal agents make an arrest for securities fraud, and get much more than expected. They are offered information that leads to a man they’d never heard of - Rick Singer, and the biggest scandal in education history. Once Singer is caught, he brings everybody else with him through conversations that shed light on the world of those involved, and their sense of entitlement.
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| 0:22.6 | My name is Rick Singer. |
| 0:25.7 | My job is to life coach kids and families through the whole process of getting into college. |
| 0:31.2 | Good morning. |
| 0:32.7 | We're here today to announce charges in the largest college admission scam ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice. |
| 0:39.3 | It's unbelievable. It is so competitive to get your kid into school today. |
| 0:44.3 | A central defendant in the scheme, William Singer, will plead guilty today to charges of racketeering conspiracy, |
| 0:50.3 | money laundering conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of justice. |
| 0:55.0 | So mom and dad are absolutely crazed. |
| 0:57.0 | Saturday night, it's an amazing night. |
| 0:59.0 | Why? |
| 1:00.0 | Because mom and dad go to a dinner party. |
| 1:02.0 | They hear about every kid who's doing, getting into this school, going to this summer program, |
| 1:06.0 | doing this, doing that. |
| 1:07.0 | Sunday morning, my phone rings off the hook. |
| 1:09.0 | Why? |
| 1:10.0 | How come we're not doing this? |
| 1:11.6 | We want it done now. |
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