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https://www.latimes.com/california/...-consider-admissions-of-children-records-show
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In court filings, the attorney, Martin Weinberg, has argued that far from amounting to a crime, the steps Zangrillo took were squarely in line with how USC handles admissions for VIP families.
Weinberg subpoenaed USC for information on all students the university has flagged in recent years as being what the school labels ?special interest? and the donations given by their families. USC is fighting the subpoena, calling it in court filings a ?fishing expedition? that goes far beyond the scope of Zangrillo?s case. In turn, Weinberg filed the emails on Tuesday, in hopes that they persuade a judge to order USC to comply with his demand for records.
If turned over, Weinberg wrote in a court filing, the records would ?prove the existence of a university-wide program at USC ... where past donations, pledges of future donations, or expectation of future donations based on the university?s belief in a parent?s resources deeply affects the chances for a prospective student?s admission as does a variety of factors other than just grades and test scores, including recommendations on the prospective student?s behalf by persons of power, wealth, or position in the USC community, past or present.?
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[Quote author=LATimes]
In court filings, the attorney, Martin Weinberg, has argued that far from amounting to a crime, the steps Zangrillo took were squarely in line with how USC handles admissions for VIP families.
Weinberg subpoenaed USC for information on all students the university has flagged in recent years as being what the school labels ?special interest? and the donations given by their families. USC is fighting the subpoena, calling it in court filings a ?fishing expedition? that goes far beyond the scope of Zangrillo?s case. In turn, Weinberg filed the emails on Tuesday, in hopes that they persuade a judge to order USC to comply with his demand for records.
If turned over, Weinberg wrote in a court filing, the records would ?prove the existence of a university-wide program at USC ... where past donations, pledges of future donations, or expectation of future donations based on the university?s belief in a parent?s resources deeply affects the chances for a prospective student?s admission as does a variety of factors other than just grades and test scores, including recommendations on the prospective student?s behalf by persons of power, wealth, or position in the USC community, past or present.?
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