Aunt Becky’s College Admission Scandal (Wait, It’s RICO?) - Real Law Review ft. Akilah Obviously
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Fifty people, including Full House actress Lori Loughlin a.k.a. Aunt Becky and actress Felicity Huffman, are facing federal RICO charges for allegedly participating in an elaborate bribery scheme to get their children into elite universities.
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Like this video. Anyone who doesn't like this video went to USC.
LegalEagle Ouch I think I just burned myself from heat off this comment
As much as I cheered for USC on USC vs UCLA during NCAA football / basketball games...
I appreciate this pettiness xD
Earliest like yet. Just under a minute in, you'd earned it.
LegalEagle sO glad you made this!!! My kids & I have all been college students in the last 5-10 years and the effort to make good grades and be the best...sigh-let’s just say we’ve all worked super hard and are really glad that deserving students who work hard will have more opportunities for scholarships!(!).!
LMU in Los Angeles shares your pettiness
I'm so used to his laid back, mild manner way of discussing these topics but the level of pettiness is soooooo sweet to see come out
I think he really loved this case, lol.
Think about the amount of debt he probably accrued going through college and how hard it was for him to get into where he wanted to(If it was even where he wanted to).
And probably he met a couple of people who got in via their parents connections.
My exact response.
is it really petty if it's true?
Right
"Skillshare is an online learning community that doesn't violate the RICO statute."
MARKETING. GENIUS.
I know right?! That's like the very best endorsement they've ever had!
@@bararobberbaron859 My brother worked at a hotel that was trying to overcome its somewhat seedy history and get certified with some chain or other. When the local news did a story on them and asked his boss what was the best feature of the hotel, he said, "Well, no one's ever been murdered here."
I would take that as a plus.
@@pirbird14 Haha! That's brilliant! And also a solid pluspoint. Although, how can he be sure?
I feel like I have to buy a year of skillshare at this point.
ahaha the bar is pretty low on this one
I had no idea that Aunt Becky falsified documents stating that her spoiled ass children have learning disabilities. Does she have any idea how difficult it is for disabled people and especially disabled children to be considered eligible for accomodations such as those, and given them? Learning this aspect of the case makes it even more grotesque than it was before.
Apologies, I know your comment is from years ago, but as someone with developmental disorders, and learning disabilities, who didn't get diagnosed until adulthood, I just had to say thank you, thank you for standing for the people who actually need accommodation and too often are not allowed it. SO many brilliant, unique minds that end up bouncing out of formal education because the system society designed, didn't think about them and their needs. Bless you
@sherwooddogs610 thank you. Bless you too. I'm glad this comment has brought a positive impact 💓
Man the only reason those parents paid that much was because they didnt know about Skillshare, they would have only paid $8 a month
Or, you know, actually made their kids work for it.
that was a pretty smooth transition to an ad.
Objection: Skillshare is about learning college is about prestige. It's like completely different things, nothing in common whatsoever.
or just bought the college a building to get them in like most rich people
@@Deh9o11en8or Or just get them to be actors and not waste their time in college at all. Why would someone who is rich, or from a rich family go to college? It's asinine. Well, unless you want to get into medicine, but I sure as hell wouldn't want someone studying medicine to cheat.
"This isn't like donating a building to get your dumb kid into Harvard, this is fraud". Classic.
Why is either okay
de sp, because the building/donation helps everyone affiliated to the community, the funds are accounted for, and the there is no tax evasion/money laundering involved.
@@r2.b2 still shady and favours filthy rich people
de sp, true about favouring the filthy rich, but it also gives opportunities to those who wouldn't have them (e.g. poor people, scholarships etc). Fraud on the other hand, denies deserving people from a place in the college/uni anyway. A fake profile means an excellent athlete may have been passed over, or a good student with great SAT scores in favour of a rich idiot. In the case of a donation, the donors may have instituted a professorship, a scholarship or upgraded infrastructure which will benefit ALL the students. Harvard wouldn't be Harvard without the money.
@@r2.b2 "because the building/donation helps everyone affiliated to the community"
No, it helps Harvard. They're not gonna give the services of that building away for free. They're going to charge for those services. Harvard just got a free, profit-producing, building.
6:55 "I am a civil attorney."
OBJECTION
Those USC jokes were not civil, they were demonstratively savage.
Overruled. Civil in the context of civil attorney means that the attorney doesn't normally handle criminal cases.
Just don’t... dude you can literally see the original comment above in the comment section.
@@airmanon7213r/woosh
Wait he is civil just look at his suit.
Airmanon you really missed the joke huh, I would say you are fun at parties but you don’t get invited
OBJECTION:
The phrase - "you want Class riots because this is how you get class riots"
Made me spit out my tea.
The Bailiff will TACKLE YOU!
it really is...
I love how Archer quotes are becoming more and more common.
This video should be titled "Lawyer Enjoys 10 Minutes of Pure Schadenfreude"
Joshuwarrr “Lawyer and Viewers”
I'm sure he got more than 10 minutes out of it. I wonder how much content he recorded, then got to editing and was just like, "Nope. No, strike that. Can't say that... That one is really close to slander, but it's SO funny! Damn it, gotta cut that one..."
You know the worst thing about the whole sordid affair? The fact that somewhere out there is more than a few kids who wanted desperately to get into one of those schools, wether it be USC or somewhere else. Some kids who fought tooth and nail because they wanted to get into the best school that they could, and they end up getting passed over for some talentless, affluent bint who doesn’t even want to be there. They’re the real victims in this whole mess.
"Do you want class riots? Because THIS IS HOW YOU GET CLASS RIOTS."
Absolute gold.
Amen.
Love a good Archer ref
@David Roberts shut up, Dave
David Roberts it’s a joke, Dave. But actually, he’s not wrong. It’s not about this one specific issue, it’s about how the system preferences the rich over the poor. That’s what causes class riots. This is just one discrete example.
Objection: You had too much fun with this video.
No, your Honor, I am not able to define "too much" in this context.
Hahah brilliant
Isn't it kind of ironic that aunt Becky did a similar thing in the show ( when her husband lied on their kids application to get into PRESCHOOL ) and the actress who played her thought "hey that was fun! I should try to pull that of in real life"
Likewise, the first season of _Desperate Housewives_ had Lynette Scavo using a $15,000 bribe to get her twin boys into Barcliff Academy, long before Felicity Huffman engaged in bribery to help her daughter Sophia. To add irony, despite Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer) not getting along with her castmates, her daughter Emerson got into an Ivy League (Brown University) on her own merits.
Dang, for the first few seconds of that custom Full House intro I thought it was gonna be just a two second joke...and then it just kept going. A+ on effort there.
I love how even as a grown ass lawyer his USC pettiness remains lmao
@jake dominguez Nuke it from high orbit, it's the only way to be sure.
I read all 204 pages of the charging document. Schadenfreude is the perfect description. I teach high school juniors and I've been coaching poor students through SAT prep and AP English for 18 years. Meanwhile, these entitled a-holes have been buying college spots for stupid children.
Right? It's really sad :(
Sounds like you're doing good work!
Right, like I've paid well over $200 in prep for my ACTs (of my own money mind you, parents don't help with crap) and at minimum a year of my limited personal time to prepare and these shits get into a college I would barely qualify for.
That has always happened so not that shocking really. Remember the days you just donated to the school or built them a new building. I'm more amazed the SAT officials were easily corrupted they had to know what was going on and probably took bribes too.
One was so stupid that one of the rich had to pay 6 million.
You are enjoying this faaaaaaaar tooooooooooooo much....
Oh hell what am I saying, so am I
You look like Chris Hemsworth lol...
I am equal parts delighted and disgusted.
Yep. Love this guy. Hes the MVP of lawyers.
All students who worked their asses off to get into a decent UC school are having deep glee about this.
@Nicolai Veliki
OBJECTION!
You beat me to it.☺
I was just about to say he was enjoying this way too much myself.☺
But I'm in 100% agreement.
It's strangely gratifying to know that Hollywood's elite are NOT above the law, and THEIR children not only should NOT be given preferential treatment to get them into a particular college?
When those "elites" actually do try to subvert the law for their own gain by basically trying to buy their kids' way into college?
Their money or their fame should NOT give them any special dispensation, and proves they, too, are just a culpable of charges of fraud and racketeering/RICO violations as any mobster or other similar criminal enterprise might be.
Or, maybe the gratification is not so strange.
I am not sure why I'm enjoying this so much myself, except that, it does make me wonder how this has never happened before, or, since I'm guessing this is really NOT the first time this has happened in Hollywood's somewhat sordid history?
But maybe it's the first time it's happened and they've actually been CAUGHT doing it.
Or, they've been caught before, but maybe this is the first time they were unable to keep a lid on it.
How have we not heard of this happening previously?
Has it and the press were simply far more complicit in keeping things away from the public eye?
And what made this time different?
Was it the extravagant lengths these Hollywood elites went to to curry favoritism for their children?
Or was it really simply that that one person cut a deal in turn for throwing the elites to the legal wolves, or under the legal bus, in return for a reduced sentence for himself?
And what I really would love to know is, now that this particular Pandora's box has been kicked wide open?
Will the press actually pursue this matter further, and finally dig up ALL the long-buried similar scandals and expose THEM to the light?
That could prove to have extremely far-reaching consequences, all the way to our president.
Just knowing that the president paid money to have his records sealed regarding his SAT scores and his college grades (especially considering Trump has a BS degree in Economics from Wharton University, a prestigious, Ivy League university considered the most difficult Ivy League school to get into; I would be willing to bet there's a scandal brewing there, and if the press invoked the Freedom of Information Act, they would undoubtedly uncover that Trump's father likely bribed Wharton officials into admitting young Donald when he otherwise likely would not have qualified based on his high school grades AND his SAT scores, which are obviously bad enough Trump was willing to bribe his lawyer into hiding them, and no doubt had some financial sway in ensuring his golden boy graduated with a fully accredited BS Economics degree, no matter how poorly he might have actually done grade wise in school.
I really hope the press goes full bore on this scandal.
I believe that if they really do pursue it to the fullest extent possible?
That this ugliness has only just begun, and they have barely scraped the surface of the tip of this particular iceberg.)
Hey now, "spoiled children" them's fighting words.
jk USC is a trashfire
Random Lindsay Ellis comment sighting... SWEET! Hi Lindsay, Love your videos.
P.S. Thank You LegalEagle for the extra effort and successfully integrating this video's sponsor in a sincerely entertaining way. I graduated from a random NJ university and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Advertising. Therefore, I obviosly have no connection to/opinion about USC... until now!
UCLA RULES... USC DROOLS! lol
LINDSAY! Makes me smile to see you here - time to eat popcorn and watch these rich douchebags get what's coming for them!!
Hearing this news honestly makes me happier I declared residency in Iowa after being rejected by USC. I may have spent 9 months living nocturnally cleaning puke off of busses and working in the stock room at Gordman’s, but it was so worth it!
So not surprised to see her here.
Your videos rock.
As a college student living off of scholarships and grants, hoping I can keep my GPA up and pass before the money runs out; I would love to have rich parents willing to spend so much on my college education... I would be okay with going to a cheaper, lesser known school as long as it was completely paid for.
Gabri'el Alexander the funny thing is bribery in college admissions is still common place. The reason these people got in trouble is not enough of the money went to the university. If you want to legally bribe a university you need to donate a building. Way more expensive, but you’ll get in no problem.
Good for you, man! Mad props. Keep at it!
ugh, you do have rich parents willing to spend so much on your education. They're just not YOUR PARENTS. Aunt Becky has paid TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS in taxes over her life and that has sent hundreds of thousands of other people's kids (YOU) to school for free. And instead of being gracious, you are a thanks-less, entitled asshole who chastises her for caring more about her own kids than you.
@@huckthatdish This about sums it up they bribed the wrong people and maybe didn't have the excuse of being Alumni to excuse the bribe of a new building
good luck! that's how my sister and I went through university! good luck on your exams 🤞🏽
0:30 You know you're watching a law channel when they state the exact statute that enables them to use the clips rather than the lame 'I don't own the rights...' disclaimer most videos have...
Or my favorite, "No copyright intended", missing the word "infringement" for some reason.
My favorite is the ones who just say "I own nothing".
I love it.
@@Fuzy2K NO! No copyright intended! Begone with the copyright!
What have =3 to do with this?
“UNIVERSITY OF SPOILED CHILDREN” IM CRYING 🤣🤣🤣
"Skillshare is an online learning community that doesn't violate the RICO statute" LOL
I think you had way, way too much fun doing this episode.
I love it.
"To get their stupid kids into college" im weak 😂
You're doing a better job at making the profession of lawyer be viewed in a positive light than anyone in the past 50 years. Nice work!
John the Savage Agreed! Much more personable too!
Alas, last person to do that was Matlock....
Right, but there are definitely a lot of things wrong with the profession on a fundamental level that will always enable abuse of power.
@Mad Hatters in jeans I worked at an ice cream shop where a coworker got promoted and went mad with power. I had to quit. The shop closed 6 months later. Abuse of power is sad but I don't think all ice cream shops are corrupt. There are some ice cream shops that stand by their ethics and are a shining beacon to ice cream justice.
@@johnthesavage381 "I scream: 'Justice!' for ice cream justice!"
That was probably the most savage Skillshare Ad I've ever witnessed
Fungamerplays I was thinking the same thing. Kinda off putting.
"I'm gonna get in trouble for that but it's worth it." Oh man, story of my life.
Dude that intro was absolutely savage. I'm so glad to see you take some more of your restraints off with these takedowns. Keep it vicious amigo, love your stuff don't ever stop.
The savagery makes good watching
Hands down one of the best intros on youtube! Also who new that lawyers had such a comedic side to them😂 his funniest video to date!
*knew
As someone who lived in Germany for quite a while, I love the fact that "Schadenfreude" has made it to the English language.
I think Avenue Q helped with that!
Can I move there? 😭
In Chinese, it is 幸灾乐祸，meaning merry disaster and joyous catastrophe.
@@caiyingwu4643 How do you pronounce that? I would love to casually drop it in conversation sometime XD
@@sakurakhadag Xing Zai Le Huo. Here is a link, cus ping ying doesn't do well in english. forvo.com/word/%E5%B9%B8%E7%81%BE%E4%B9%90%E7%A5%B8/
I can't see the video! I keep upping the Brightness, but there's still too much shade being thrown off the screen!
Got em.
I was so confused until the last part. Bravo, great comment.
Jason Fuentes hilarious!!! 👏👏👏
best comment i’ve ever seen
That Skillshare ad though! Amazing!
Because of that ad I know Skillshare doesn't violate the RICO statute.
Never heard USC referred to as University of Spoiled Children, but I LOVE it!!
It's also been called "University of Second Choice".
Bro i started calling it University of Scandal Cases, but proud of my uni
My friend says UCLA is University of Caucasians Lost Among Asians
perfection645 that would be UCLAA. Your friend isn’t good at acronyms.
@@TheAmpharosFreak their friend went to USC, what did you expect lol
This is probably the best episode yet. All of your videos are entertaining and informative, but I feel the production quality has really stepped up! So much so that I would say your videos are no longer just reaching out to those interested in law, but also those who simply want to listen to your informed (and in matters of law, expert) opinion on current events in an entertaining and digestable format! Thank you for the awesome videos! I look forward to watching your channel inevitably grow at an exponential rate!
I couldn't agree more. I enjoyed his videos for a while now but this is the one that made me subscribe.
I don’t understand why you’d spend all that time and money getting a child into college when she clearly never wanted to go in the first place. She already had the upper hand since her mums famous and they have money plus she clearly prefers having a UA-cam channel so why not just let her purse what she wants instead. Like wtf mate??
To save face. To show off to the Jones', to have a trophy daughter and trophy perception.
I wouldn't be surprised if her parents had a dismissive or otherwise uninterested attitude towards her UA-cam channel.
"It's just childish fun, kids do" or something. But apparently it was a moneymaker for her. And something she enjoyed doing.
But yeah-it seems more the trophy reputation.
When your that rich, you don't care so much about what you have so much as how other people in your social circle perceive you.
@@lordinvictus793 It would help if she actually made something that required skill or knowledge. She's pretty but that gets old fast, especially with a vacuous personality like that.
@@ceresbaneOh don't get me wrong, I'm not in the slightest sympathetic to such worthless "professions" and find the thought of people making money by selling lotion or something on UA-cam and "influencing"(whatever the hell that is) dumb and indicative of the many problems of our society.
But that aside, I would rather have a vacuous airhead like her, selling lotion or whatever and promoting her sponsors than wasting a spot at college.
It's a status symbol, she cant very well go to the country club and tell other members her daughter didnt go to a prestigious school, that would be absurd.
"*sensible chuckle* I'm going to get in trouble for that, but it's worth it". This is why you are awesome my man.
OBJECTION! since you want to quote Archer, when can we expect the show Archer to get lawyered?
YES! The hostile workplace violations *alone* could provide at least two videos' worth of content.
Speaking of fraud, you should review Catch Me If You Can!
Yesssss I cant believe I didnt think of this before!
That would be amazing! I reread the book about every three years as well. It’s absolutely insane.
"do you concur?"
Seems LegalEagle is not the only one good at segues!
OBJECTION! This is too late to be believed, this movie is rife with reviewable scenes. Move to rectify!
... I never took SAT or anything else. I went to community college, got 2 associates degrees, and transferred to a university. UC system, by the way.
So going to such extremes to circumvent those tests is hilarious to me.
Community college is for peasants why would the rich DARE to be seen there
@@joosoo I'd think it's preferable to jail, but to each their own
I never took the SAT ether and got my associates in accounting from a community college debt free.
I doubt Olivia Jade could manage a 3.0 at community college
I actually did the same. I went to community college for my undergrad and did well and was accepted to both USC and UCLA. No testing, sports or significant extracurriculars required.
Nice opening! BTW I love the analysis! I love more of these type of analysis!
The full house clips are everything.
I think UA-cam auto-switched to dark mode due to this shade.
Just an FYI, her last name is pronounced “locklin”. As in: she’s gonna be “locked-in”.
I love the irony.
Not all that good.
One can only hope. Rich elitist celebs have a way of avoiding cold cells. "Laws are for pheasants" according to anyone who has ever attended the Oscars.
@@metamorphicorder It is good, she deserves to be in prison for fraud and cheating.
@@cutienerdgirl she can deserve to be locked up and this still not be a funny joke or a good pun. The two are not mutually inclusive.
That opening might be the best thing I have seen on youtube!
Greetings from Norway
Dude I died watching that, too good.
You did it. You mad genius.
1. You teased an ad in your video
2. Tease makes me stay long enough to watch the ad
3. Ad does not disappoint
"I'm gonna get in trouble for that, but it's worth it."
This level of savagery just earned you a subscriber. I know you're a lawyer and all, but damn.
Omg the intro 😂😂😂 I’m dying. I’m so glad I found your channel, I didn’t know legal stuff could be so interesting and entertaining but I’ve been binging your videos the past week.
Remember your bullies?
The teachers that played favorites?
The coach that you knew was totally doing ‘inappropriate’ stuff?
This guy is watching all of them from his school getting busted XD
Schadenfreude at its finest. Cheers.
Reality Rejection Service basically haha
Silly Aunt Becky. She should have just bought a new Library! Well, that's these Nouveau riche for you...
54tisfaction
this was supposed to be a cheap alternative to that. the ‘key’ organization made $25m over several years, but the per child payments were between $50-500k... (ergo, not enough for a library)
@@kam_iko humm... in that sense, their crime is simply that they aren't rich enough.
When he says aunt Becky remember he’s referring to all defendants
I’m sensing a USC/UCLA rivalry...
You too?
As someone who lives on the opposite side of the coast and hasn’t heard to care about those schools until this scandal I’m very confused
@@sandyxloredo There's no rivalry. UCLA is to USC What Harvard is to Boston College.
ashesofempires04 there is very much a usc ucla rivalry, mostly In footbal. Source: lived here and had family members going to ucla
@@sandyxloredo UCLA is part of the University of California school system. It's a public university, so it charges lower rates than the private universities, which means it often accepts poorer students (poor in terms of money, not in terms of competence). USC is a private university, so it charges more and thus tends to have richer students. They both have very good sports teams, which is why there is an enormous rivalry.
I've watched a lot of your videos for their informative value but this is by far the most hilarious and entertaining one. Please talk about more cases your passionate about, this is GREAT. Absolute savage.
To quote uncle Ruckus from The Boondocks: They'll be joining the fraternity Jail phi Jail. 😁
Can't wait to see Skillshare's motto: "We don't violate the RICO statute"
Objection!
In Season 4 Episode 8 of House MD, it actually was Lupus.
Just like here, it is actually RICO.
Was going to say the same, just had to Google which ep was it. Lupus!
Wait........It was Lupus?
@@LisleBrathwaite Yep; it's the episode with the magician, if you've ever seen it.
Well damn. All the times House would say "It's never Lupus" and I miss it when it is??!!
Speaking of RICO, maybe a video on the use of RICO in "The Dark Knight?" :D
Figured that would show up in the comments. That was the first time I'd heard the term.
Daniel Tsosie I believe he has covered that before. It was not a separate video, but rather a 'compilation' of court/legal scenes depicted in movies. I remember he said RICO used in 'The Dark Knight' is a very accurate.
@@thomasnguyen7474 Can you link to that? Please?
The first i really heard of RICO was in sons of anarchy
Point of Order:
That intro was freakin' hilarious!!!!!! Brilliant.
You make by far the best ads on UA-cam; I watch the skillshare plug every time.
You have outdone your self good sir. Love that intro.
"I'm gonna get in trouble for that, but it's worth it."
This might be the greatest video you've made, even better than the bee movie one.
Man, you ARE the best, my Schadenfreude has growen 10x Times thanks to that Intro alone and im German already!
Aunt Becky-Hey if I pay you will you help me cheat my kids way into schools they don’t deserve to attend?
William Singer-You got it dude?👍
😂😂
Yep lol
Feds: "You're in big trouble, mister!!"
The really dumb thing is that getting into one of those schools has little, if any, impact on how much you make in most cases. There are some situations like with legal degrees where having the right name on the degree may have an impact, but for the most part, you're flushing money down the toilet that could be better used for other things.
"Hey remember that fraud we did last year?" 😂
Which one?
You're getting awfully sassy with this video....
...i love it
New Flesh lmfao he reminds me of a 90s super villain.
I LOVE the wittyness and snark in your video's.
Also, SAVAGE. I almost want to join Skillshare just because of this savage smack down you laid down. Well played.
Objection! I would like to submit an alternate title of “Fail House” to replace “Full Jail House”.
Sustained
I’m a high school student who took the SAT recently and worked my butt off preparing for it. It brings joy to my heart seeing these cheaters brought to justice.
Damn, my parents just blew all their money trying to get me into Skillshare classes!
Now you're telling me I could have gotten the first two months for free. So where do I get a refund on mama's bribe money?
Nice!
Take skillshare classes on bribe reclamations
when a lawyer says "im gonna get in trouble for that but its worth it" you damn well know that shits worth it
Felicity Huffman almost won an Oscar and everyone's talking about Aunt Becky. I would be livid.
That's because Aunt Becky is still smokin' hot.
I just want to know why it’s all on the mothers (in regard to Felicity and Lori) and not the fathers (William H Macy and that Mossimo designer guy).
I’m sure the dads knew full well what was going on, and the fact that the mums did the runaround and get caught while the dads get off scot Free- just doesn’t sit right with me.
Felicity only paid 25K I think, Lori paid millions upon millions. It's not even close to the same issue.
@@katherinemorelle7115 Well in the case of Mossimo, he is in trouble too but no one really knows or cares about him. As far as I can tell Macy didn't know about or at least was actively involved in this case.
Compliment!
Honestly this is one of your best videos. Really enjoyed that level of shade.
i have multiple chronic illnesses and am consequently disabled. i begged for accommodations that would allow me to take my exams in a room without other students because of how debilitating my sensory overload was during standard exam conditions. all they really grant students is 10 minutes per hour to leave the exam room - with a supervisor. i tried desparetly to make universities understand that my results were not reflective of my abilities, that i was in fact hindered by disabilities, financial hardship, and other extenuating circumstances.
i didn't get into any of my top university choices. after attending three different universities: completing a bridging course at one, exiting a bridging course at another, and having to pause my first year after one semester due to my illnesses, i'm technically entering my first year of university for the third time this year.
being chronically ill is difficult in itself, but navigating the education system has been crushing. i'm in a bachelor degree now at a good university (that is also incredibly understanding of my disabilities), but it has taken years of struggle to get here - and continues to be a struggle.
hearing about rich people so easily getting into higher education is always frustrating, but hearing how they faked illnesses in order to get absurd advantages is both painful and infuriating. they already have so much advantage and accessibility when it comes to pursuing higher education!! like ,, it is ,, already unfair how priveleged they are !!
"like Lupus is to Doctor House, it's never that." God this video is wonderful.
One of my favorite SkillShare Ads. 20/10 if I didn’t already have it, would smash that link.
"Rico! You know what to do!!"
- Starship Troopers
When he said "This story has everything...." I couldn't help but think of Stefon 😂
dammit, now i go down the stefon rabbit hole lol
Dammit, I should have of it too!
This story, which used to be an Olive Garden that became a CVS and then became an Olive Garden again, has everything; arrogant rich celebrities, massive fraud and conspiracy, Roman J Israel Esquire...
Oh Stefon. So hilarious.
I'm 1:30 in and i had to pause cause i'm laughing too hard. You guys outdid yourselves this time. WOW.
Update: Holy WOW, you guys let your hair down then THREW DOWN. The research and quick turnaround on this is **chef's kiss**
One of my favorite pieces of commentary about this whole scandal was how the defendants couldn't even cheat in the normal non-legal harder to stop rich people ways- like private tutors, not having to get a job during high school and using that time studying instead, going to better funded schools, and all the numerous ways that the children of wealthy people benefit. But those ways, while they help the kids by giving them opportunities, the kids still have to put effort in. But these kids were so lazy that those things weren't enough. So their parents had to resort to crime.
I was waiting your video about this situation. 👏🏻
millie soed Me too!
Y’know, a civil RICO claim plays a pretty big part in the plot of Better Call Saul. Hint hint.
That's such a fantastic case, too. At least, it appears that way to layman.
I can't judge how good of a lawyer you are, but you're an amazing host with great comedic timing. Your editor is amazing too. (Hope you pay them well!)
I'm so glad to see your usual standard of unbiased review of current legal issues. I can tell that you definitely didn't have any fun writing the script for this.
Definitely not one little bit.
Yup.
Obviously.
Okay maybe a little.
But not too much.
Alright maybe a lot.
First 25 seconds. This is my favorite channel
i just love the amount of pettiness dripping from this video. it's just *chef's kiss*
“full jail house” IM DEAD💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣
I loved how he got a clip of the intro of fullhouse of John Stamos and not really anyone else from the show.
You're so petty OMG I love it😂😂😂😂
pretty?
Petty
@@femboylego right, didnt know the word in this context. www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=petty
which one is it? :-)
Yes and I'm here for all it😂😂😂
its a simple word fellas
Objection: The narrator is badgering... Ah, nevermind. LOL.
The fact he made burns to USC is just... 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
11:00 Objection. To your knowledge skillshare hasn't violated RICO, but you're not an expert witness on the internal affairs of skillshare so that is at best hearsay and more likely speculation.
As someone that put himself through 10 years of college on scholarships, grants and part time jobs "Becky's Daughter" makes me physically ill.
Looking into my crystal ball, let me tell you what the penalties are going to be. No jail time, only community service. Fines, of course, it's always about the money. That's it. Aunt Becky will serve some food at a homeless shelter and write a check.
No, not due to race,
I'm so happy this comment was wrong. Not as happy with the sentence length, but happy none the less.
@@eskimokrystal As a guy who loves puns I think it would've been better if you'd stopped your comment right in the middle of...
As you want her to go to prison? Serve longer than someone who physically hurt another person?
@@jenat82 they intentionally committed tax fraud. darn right they should go to prison.
After that intro, I was expecting an impression of Stefon from SNL when you said, "This case has everything."
Nathan Ross “this case has everything. Mail fraud. Photoshopped athletes. Aunt Becky from Full House.”
Extra brownie points for the applicable House reference. When I heard "Dr. House" I was ready to go "B for effort", but that was good.
Ooo be careful they might sue you for theft for SNATCHING THE WIG OFF OF THEIR HEADS! DRAG THEM YAS!
Big coincidence: Most of the world, may remember Lori Loughlin as Aunt Becky on Full House, but I remember, at the very beginning of her career, at age 16, she was on my beloved EDGE of Night. Now, this dummy corporation founded by William Singer is the Edge College and Career Network LLC. For all intents and purposes, Lori's career will be sandwiched in between EDGE...from beginning to end.
The Morrie Tobin thing is so important. So many people think that they're too slick to get caught, and don't realize how many loose threads are involved when you work with other criminals.
The best part of this scandal is that people were cheating to get into Stanford and they were still denied.
Lmao I didn't hear that part of all this! I know they were pissed!
I've always kinda hated Full House and especially Fuller House, but this intro was friggin awesome
When this case broke, every single person I knew was absolutely livid. We were all in the middle of receiving our acceptance or denial letters from colleges in our second semester of Senior Year, and to hear that some entitled kids got into a school cause their parents bribed them, despite the kids being dumber than a bag of rocks, was absolutely infuriating. All of high school some people worked to get into college, some even more, and to know that one of those morons may end up higher on the list than you simply because they bribed their way in really made you have no faith in universities across the nation anymore.
Oh my god I lost it with the opening.
You rock, man.
Is your profile picture from HL2?