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The mother of a former Stanford student acknowledged Thursday that she paid $6.5 million to the man at the heart of the college admissions scandal, but said she was tricked into believing the seven-figure sum would go toward scholarships, university salaries and programs for needy students.
The woman now considers her daughter, Yusi Zhao, to be a victim of a scam perpetrated by Newport Beach consultant William Rick Singer, according to a statement released Thursday on her behalf by a Hong Kong lawyer who said he represents the mother. He identified her only as Mrs. Zhao.
Yusi Zhao, who also goes by Molly, was admitted to Stanford in March 2017. Her family, who lives in Beijing, gave $6.5 million the following month to Singers foundation, according to the attorney, William Law.
Singer solicited the payment from Zhaos mother, telling her the money would go toward staff salaries, scholarships and programs at Stanford that help students who could not otherwise afford to attend the prestigious school, Law said.
This generous act was not only done for the good of the school and its students, but also done out of the love and support of Yusi by a caring mother, Law said. He said the payment was made in the same nature as donations that other wealthy families routinely make to universities.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/mother-says-she-was-duped-into-dollar65-million-payment-that-got-daughter-into-stanford/ar-AAAOJJl?li=BBnb7Kz
marble falls
(57,099 posts)got on the tidily wink team.
lindysalsagal
(20,692 posts)And, if you've got 6 mill to burn, you don't need to go to college!
Kaleva
(36,307 posts)I just bought 2 18 oz bottles of Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce for the reduced price of $1.25. I thought that was a good deal until I looked at the flyer of another nearby store and see it's on sale there next week for $.98 a bottle.
FUUUUUUUCK!
Lochloosa
(16,065 posts)Kaleva
(36,307 posts)So if I buy 4, the average cost for the six bottles comes out to $1.07.
I feel better now.
Lochloosa
(16,065 posts)Unfortunately.. I know what you mean.
Kaleva
(36,307 posts)So little things like this bug me.
Cha
(297,285 posts)a $10 dollar last week.. and freaked out!
Retrograde
(10,137 posts)"There's a sucker born every minute"?
Takket
(21,575 posts)LOL