October 24, 2024
EP. 265.5 — Fraud Friday: The Varsity Blues College Admissions Scandal w/ Jojo T. Gibbs
Jojo T. Gibbs (Past Lives, BET’s Twenties) sits down with Laci to unpack the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal that involved actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin. These parents spent THAT much money on their dumb kids? Damn, Felicity Huffman really puts the “Desperate” in Desperate Housewives. Stay schemin’ Con-gregation! (Originally Released 05/11/2020)
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Research by Sharilyn Vera
SOURCES:
https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/fraud-alert-playoffs-20190814
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/13/us/cooperating-witnesses-college-admissions-scheme/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/13/us/felicity-huffman-sentencing/index.html
https://deadspin.com/brilliant-but-also-dumb-warriors-fan-says-he-had-a-tric-1836604329
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