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Huffman is the first of a group of accused parents to face consequences in the college admissions case.
Anya van Wagtendonk at Vox:
Actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced on Friday to 14 days in federal prison for her role in a college admissions conspiracy. In that conspiracy, 34 wealthy and mostly white parents of college-age children are alleged to have paid thousands, and in some cases hundreds of thousands of dollars, to inflate their childrenâs credentials during the college application season.
Huffman was the first parent to receive a judgment.
Judge Indira Talwani oversaw the sentencing in Boston, where an investigation by the US attorney for the District of Massachusetts accused some 50 people, including coaches, test administrators, and others, of falsifying college admissions credentials. Investigators said some of the accused changed answers on tests; others bribed athletic coaches to claim they had recruited students for sports they did not play.
The case shed light on the advantages that those with great financial resources have during the college admissions process, and on the fine line between acceptable upper-hands available to some â such as the ability to hire private tutors, access to internships, and legacy admissions â and outright fraud. It has also brought renewed attention to cases in which disadvantaged people, primarily poor parents of color, have faced strong punishment for educational fraud, placing a harsh spotlight on racial and economic discrepancies within American education.
Huffman was arrested in March of this year as part of the federal investigation into cheating during the college admissions process. She was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services fraud, and pleaded guilty on May 13 to paying $15,000 for a test proctor to correct her daughterâs incorrect answers on the SAT, thus greatly inflating her daughterâs scores.
Beyond having to serve a fortnight in prison, Huffman must also pay a $30,000 fine and serve 250 hours of community service. She will commence her two-week prison sentence on October 25.
At the sentencing, Judge Talwani rebuked those involved in the scandal, including Huffman, for being unsatisfied with the opportunities afforded by their wealth, and for using that money and influence to take âthe step of obtaining one more advantage to put your child ahead ofâ everyone else.
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Fridayâs sentencing hearing â and the ongoing legal action against the remaining alleged conspirators â raised questions of how wealthy and white defendants will fare when facing charges of educational fraud, compared to similar cases involving poor parents and students of color who are most affected by educational disparities.
At Huffmanâs sentencing, for example, the case of Kelley Williams-Bolar was brought up: Williams-Bolar, a single mother who is black, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2011 for using her fatherâs suburban address to get her children into a different, well-regarded public school district. Her sentence was later reduced to 10 days in jail and three years of probation.
âIf a poor single mom from Akron who is actually trying to provide a better education for her kids goes to jail, there is no reason that a wealthy, privileged mother with all the legal means available to her should avoid that same fate,â said Eric S. Rosen, the lead prosecutor in Huffmanâs case.
Prosecutors in the Huffman case also referred to teachers in a mostly-black school district in Atlanta who received prison time â in some cases, up to three years â for helping students cheat on state tests. And the scandal has brought new attention to the case of Tonya McDowell, who was homeless in Bridgeport, Connecticut, when she enrolled her 5-year-old son in a suburban school district. She was charged with grand larceny and sentenced to five years in prison.
Some legal experts like David Singleton, who helped win clemency in the Williams-Bolar case, said the case provides a trenchant opportunity to examine the criminal justice system as a whole.
President Trump on Monday suggested the House Judiciary Committee investigate former President Obama's post-presidency book deal and agreement with Netflix instead of pursuing various inquiries into the Trump administration.
Brett Samuels at The Hill:Â
President Trump on Monday suggested the House Judiciary Committee investigate former President Obamaâs post-presidency book deal and agreement with Netflix instead of pursuing various inquiries into the Trump administration.
The president complained that the House panel âhas given up on the Mueller report,â which he inaccurately claimed cleared him of collusion and obstruction.
âSo they say, OK, lets look at everything else, and all of the deals that âTrumpâ has done over his lifetime,â the president tweeted. âBut it doesnât work that way. I have a better idea. Look at the Obama Book Deal, or the ridiculous Netflix deal. Then look at all the deals made by the Dems in Congress, the 'Congressional Slush Fund,â and lastly the IG [inspector general] Reports.â
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His refusal to completely divest from his business has come under continued scrutiny, including recently after Vice President Pence spent two nights at a Trump property in Ireland and amid reports that Air Force pilots stayed at a Trump property in Scotland during refueling stops in the area.
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Monday marked the first time Trump broadened his calls for an investigation to include the Obamasâ agreement with Netflix. The streaming service announced in May 2018 that it reached a deal with Barack and Michelle Obama for the former first couple to produce a film series.
The presidentâs repeated calls for the Department of Justice or House lawmakers to look into his predecessor could fuel concerns from watchdogs that Trump may use the government to investigate his political opponents.
Trumpâs most recent tweets come as the House Judiciary Committee weighs whether to launch a formal impeachment inquiry. Numerous House Democrats have indicated the panel is already in the midst of an impeachment investigation, though party leaders have been reluctant to label it that way.
The president again came to Kavanaugh's defense on Monday in the wake of new sexual assault accusations against the controversial Supreme Court justice.
Alanna Vagianos at HuffPost:
President Donald Trump argued that Brett Kavanaugh is really the one âbeing assaultedâ in the wake of new sexual misconduct allegations against the recently appointed Supreme Court justice.
âThe one who is actually being assaulted is Justice Kavanaugh,â Trump tweeted Monday morning. âAssaulted by lies and Fake News!â
Two New York Times reporters published an op-ed on Saturday detailing new sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh. A former classmate of Kavanaughâs told reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly that he once saw Kavanaugh with his pants down while his friends pushed his penis into the hands of a female student during a dorm party at Yale University.
Trump offered more support for Kavanaugh in an additional tweet, quoting âFox & Friends.â
âJust Out: âKavanaugh accuser doesnât recall incident,ââ Trump tweeted, attributing the quote to Fox Newsâ morning show. âDO YOU BELIEVE WHAT THESE HORRIBLE PEOPLE WILL DO OR SAY. They are looking to destroy, and influence his opinions â but played the game badly. They should be sued!â
Hey Deranged Donnie, Brett Kavanaugh is NOT âbeing assaultedâ with these new accusations. Heâs the assaulter, no questions asked!
Shoppers beware. That warning has come from economists ever since the trade war with China began last year. Eventually, they said, the fight between the two economic superpowers will hit regular Americans with higher prices at the cash register. The tariffs will bite.
Already some things are costing more. But the impact of the tariffs is uneven.
In August 2018, NPR began tracking how those tariffs might trickle down to shoppers at the worldâs largest retail store chain â Walmart. Since then, every few months weâve checked prices of about 80 products at one Walmart in Liberty County, Ga., with tariffs in mind.
After one year, some prices in NPRâs basket of goods have climbed significantly, at least in part because of the tariffs. The price of a dog leash has climbed 35%. A screwdriver costs 7% more.
But prices are complicated. They donât automatically rise with tariffs.
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