Varsity Blues | Setting the Standard | 3
Summary
This episode details how college counselor Rick Singer orchestrated a massive fraud, offering wealthy parents like Felicity Huffman and Jane Buckingham bribed test proctors to inflate their children's standardized scores. The narrative follows the specific schemes used for Sophia and Jack Buckingham, including a deceptive arrangement where Jack’s ACT was completed by a proctor in Houston while he sat at home. The plot expands to include Yale soccer coach Rudy Meredith’s bribery of stockbroker Maury Tobin, whose subsequent FBI raid and cooperation exposed the broader network. Ultimately, the…
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