M-S-S-W media.

This week was marked by by legal developments that shocked the nation.

First, federal prosecutors unveiled charges against the largest ever college admissions fraud scheme, involving millions of dollars in

bribes and some famous Hollywood names. Second, after Manifort was

sentenced to additional time in federal prison,

Manhattan District Attorney,

Cy Vance, charged him with state crimes

that could not be pardoned by President Trump

but could raise serious double jeopardy concerns.

Why is it so hard to prosecute and convict white collar crime?

Let's get on topic. Welcome to On Topic, a weekly in-depth look at a topic that helps us understand the week's news.

My name is Renato Mariati. I'm a former federal prosecutor, a practicing lawyer, and a CNN legal

analyst. And I'm joined by my friend Patty Vasquez, a WGM radio host who will join us regularly on this podcast.

So, Baddy, I have to say this week, there was a lot of anger and

upset about those, you you know very rich and you know wealthy and some very

famous people who were helping their kids cheat their way in the college,

sometimes with the kids' knowledge, sometimes without.

Well, and there's a great piece that a woman wrote.

She's a writer in Los Angeles, and she talks about how

this is just the tip of it.

And she knows that there are so many more people involved.

This is just the beginning, you know, we're not even seeing the miniscule part of it and she says she

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