From civil lawsuits to talk of new legislation, fallout from college admissions scandal is worsening for accused parents and institutions.
and Loughlin’s husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, along with dozens of other people charged in the criminal case, are named in the lawsuit. The court filing does not specify the colleges where her son applied or when he submitted his applications.against Stanford, USC, UCLA, the University of San Diego, the University of Texas at Austin, Wake Forest University, Yale University and Georgetown University.
Sen. Ron Wyden said this week he would introduce legislation to eliminate that tax advantage. He said donations to schools should be taxable if the donor has children attending or trying to attend the college. The National Assn. of College and University Business Officers expressed concern about the idea. While the organization understands “the public outrage, we cannot support knee-jerk reactions that inappropriately presume a lack of integrity in advancement, admissions, and compliance at our nation’s institutions of higher education and threaten to curb charitable giving.”
"Every student deserves to be considered on their individual merits when applying to college and it's disgraceful to see anyone breaking the law to give their children an advantage over others," she said in a statement.USC said it has “initiated a case-by-case review of current students and graduates who may be connected to the alleged scheme. We will make informed decisions about those cases as the reviews are completed.
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