Hello All,

Came across this story and had to laugh.  You know the big hullabaloo about 
parents paying to get their kids into big-name colleges?  Here's the natural 
evolution...heh.

From:
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-08/par...
am-now-hiring-pr ison-life-consultants

Parents Charged In College Admissions Scam Now Hiring "Prison Life 
Consultants"

In news that should surprise no one, affluent Hollywood elites are scared 
shitless of going to jail, but they have every intention of doing so fully 
prepared for the experience.

The parents once seeking "consultation" on the easy way to get their kids into 
elite universities are now seeking another type of consultation: what prison 
life could be like.

As a result of the "largest college admissions scandal in history", actresses 
Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman were among 15 other parents and celebs who 
appeared before a judge last Wednesday afternoon, accused of cheating to get 
their kids into elite universities like USC and Yale. Most defendants have 
remained mum on their legal strategies as they head to "face the music" as a 
result of their involvement in the scheme.

Some parents are considering plea deals, while others are seeking out 
consultants to help them with advice on what prison life could be life. 
Parents are seeking advice from a former convicted felon, Justin Paperny, who 
now works as a "prison consultant". He recently told CBS that he had been 
hired by one parent charged in the scheme, while he is "in talks" with others. 
He said: "They're scared and it's 'Can I survive in prison? Am I cut out for 
prison?' What's most surprising to me about the first conversation is how many 
of them didn't view their actions as criminal."

Paperny recounts parents asking additional questions like: ""What's it like? 
What will my job be? Can my family visit? Is there email? Is there internet?" 
He has said the more important conversations he's been having with his 
"clients" have been about accepting responsibility, which can lead to a 
lighter sentence.

What is his sage-like advice, that frightened parents are probably paying tens 
of thousands of dollars for?

"I would encourage defendants, any defendants, if they broke the law to own 
it, to acknowledge it, to run not walk towards taking a plea agreement. Those 
that respond more appropriately should get better prison sentences."

We have been following the admissions scandal at length. We recently wrote 
about how financial speaking gigs and elite high schools helped facilitate the 
scam for years.

As a result of the scandal, UCLA's Men's Soccer Coach and former U.S. Men's 
national team player Jorge Salcedo recently resigned from his position at the 
university. We also wrote about how students were being encouraged to fake 
learning disabilities in order to cheat on college entrance exams.

We also profiled one Harvard test-taking "whiz" that was responsible for 
helping students at the center of the scandal get high scores on admissions 
tests. Prior to that, we reported on the tipster who gave the SEC the lead on 
the admissions scandal. He was in the midst of being investigated for a pump 
and dump scam at the time.

We reported last month that the universities involved were facing class action 
lawsuits from their students. Additionally, we reported on major tax 
implications that could be waiting for the parents involved - including 
potential civil tax fraud penalties and interest charges on any bribe amounts 
they wrote off.

Finally, after the scandal was reported, we unveiled that William Rick Singer 
was the man who brokered and facilitated many of the bribes.

Later,
Sean

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