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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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      This complaint is like the ultimate indictment of the myth of American educational meritocracy. Here's the alleged facilitator of the scheme explaining how he uses a "side door" (bribes and fraud) to get the kids of the country's wealthiest families into elite universitiespic.twitter.com/8t3GgDErFk

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    2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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      You gotta read this thing. It's amazing. https://www.scribd.com/document/401705285/College-Admissions …pic.twitter.com/h6GQEAZx4t

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    3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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      This person (co-chairman of a huge international law firm in NYC) is alleged to have participated in a scheme that involved coaching his daughter to fake a learning disability, hiring someone to take classes for her, and finally paying a $75,000 bribe to fabricate test scores!pic.twitter.com/sQazHYC1Oj

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    4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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      There are apparently students currently enrolled at elite universities who, unbeknownst to them, achieved admission only through their parents' bribes and fraud. And they're learning *today* that they were admitted because of corrupt fakery, not because they "earned" it. Brutal

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    5. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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      "Aunt Becky" and her spouse allegedly paid $500,000 in bribes and fabricated photos depicting their daughter(s) as competitive crew stars, so they could get into USC. These people live in a different worldpic.twitter.com/FO5pnWqkM0

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    6. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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      This is just painfully hilarious. CEO of a major wastewater company in LA emailing a graphic designer about how to successfully fabricate a photo of his son playing water polo, so he could get into USCpic.twitter.com/UWTlrLK0Xi

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    7. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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      OK, one more. A media executive from Nevada allegedly submitted this phony photo of her son pole-vaulting to gain admission for him to USC. Actors, bigtime lawyers, CEOs, real estate mavens, private equity people, all busted in this scam. Hilarious.pic.twitter.com/LrFh7nNgNM

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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      Gordon Caplan, currently under arrest for engaging in elaborate fraud, was named "2018 Dealmaker of the Year" by The American Lawyer. Same year he was (allegedly) carrying out the fraud! Sometimes you just have to sit back and enjoy these spectacular elite downfallspic.twitter.com/6vXwT1Ga2M

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        1. Saint Malcolm‏ @SantiWest100 Mar 12
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          Should be disbarred.

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        1. Ontario Hardaway‏ @OntarioHardaway Mar 12
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          even that award was probably pay to play.

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        2. Reagan & Maverick‏ @AngleOfAttack1 Mar 12
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          I wonder if someone is going to do a party affiliation by defendant.

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        3. VegasPatriot (stuck at 12.2k followers)‏ @VegasPatriot2 Mar 12
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          Had the same thought. What's the over under on D v. R? Guessing at least 75%D.

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        1. AJL 🎃213‏ @AJL_213 Mar 12
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          Makes the Scarface background apropos.

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        1. Bronus Swagner‏ @BronusSwagner Mar 12
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          It’s adorable how they pretend the lawyers “made them happen”

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        2. taboo‏ @_measly Mar 12
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          @threadreaderapp please unroll

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        3. Thread Reader App‏ @threadreaderapp Mar 12
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          Hi please find the unroll here: Thread by @mtracey: "This complaint is like the ultimate indictment of the myth of American educational meritocracy. Here's the alleged facil […]" https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1105492031210688512.html … Share this if you think it's interesting. 🤖

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        1. MM‏ @sapientpig Mar 12
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          pic.twitter.com/OvbL5FUkU5

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        1.  🌹Arachnet  🌻‏ @arachnet Mar 12
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          Think of the project management potential withering sadly on the vine

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        1. Timothy Lord‏ @timothylord Mar 14
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          Well, it's not that the headline on the cover was *wrong* ... he just got caught at it.

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        1. Marconi‏ @c3po_kungfu Mar 12
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          What's wrong? He did prove he is the Dealmaker!

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        1. Amer‏ @houdini73 Mar 12
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          odds are he pays a fine and is credited with another shrewd deal

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        1. Nonsense Muncher‏ @NonsenseMuncher Mar 12
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          Considering how much research you're doing this could be an actual chance to do some real journalism, but I think your lust for schadenfreude is negating any such opportunity

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        1. Serenity Firth‏ @SerenityFirth Mar 12
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          What a weasel

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        1. Mark Timms‏ @MarkTimms81 Mar 12
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          Gordon Rubin Caplan? Wait, I am noticing a pattern in these people's names but I fear it is anti-semitic to notice such things

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        1. Snurre Sprett‏ @Balle1234567 Mar 12
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          askepathy

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