08-23-2020, 05:57 PM
macphanatic wrote:
Did the others fight the charges or make plea bargains?
The whole thing is a fine example of whataboutism from the lawyer. There is evidence the daughters actively participated in the fraud, for example pictures of Olivia Jade on a rowing machine. That the prosecutors chose not to include them in the charges is probably related to who provided the money. Whether the two daughters were expelled, or just encouraged to leave is hidden behind student record privacy laws.
Other children involved have also left the schools they got into under the various frauds admitted to. Some stayed in the schools. That may have been a determination by those schools based on the actual academic progress, or lack of evidence the student was also actively involved in the scheme to be admitted.