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MANAGEMENT 306 Common Examination, Fall 2019

The college admissions scandal continues to heat up as new charges are being leveled against parents who have not plead guilty to offering bribes to college officials to get their children into prestigious universities. These new charges include:

According to Newsweek.com, “The charge of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery carries a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, two of the defendants and most notably public figures compared to the other 11 families in the same boat, are now being hit with charges of money laundering and conspiracy that could land them behind bars for 40 years if convicted on all counts.” Prosecutors are pressuring those who have pleaded not guilty in the college admissions scandal to acknowledge their guilt. Felicity Huffman, who plead guilty early on, is completing her 14-day sentence and appears to be doing well.

Do you agree with the position prosecutors are taking in an attempt to gain guilty pleas? Is this a misuse of the judicial system or fair game for those who have been accused in the admissions scandal and refuse to plead guilty? In a letter to the Attorney General, offer your opinion on this issue and proposed solutions if you do not agree with their current position.

Note: Loughlin and Giannulli are accused of paying a member of USC’s admissions council $500,000 to get their two daughters accepted to the university as members of their crew team although neither child has ever rowed before.

Please address your letters to:

William Barr, Attorney General of the United States U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001