{"id":23495,"date":"2019-10-05T08:45:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T08:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=23495"},"modified":"2019-10-05T08:45:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-05T08:45:32","slug":"bills-to-end-college-admission-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/bills-to-end-college-admission-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"College admission fraud inspires bills on college financial aids"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, as a fifth parent was charged regarding the college admission fraud issue, California Governor Gavin Newsom also signed multiple bills to help improve the financial aid programs for college students.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An answer to college admission fraud<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The bill signing of Gov. Newsom took place on the same day a fifth parent was sentenced concerning the recent college admission scandal. The issue created a buzz due to the involvement of known celebrities and entrepreneurs in the college admission fraud incident. The case involves wealthy and influential personalities paying a fixer to slide their children into any prestigious college they wanted to thru bribery.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe fifth parent involved in the scandalous college bribery<\/a> was a former vineyard owner from Napa valley. He pleaded guilty of conspiracy to committing fraud connected to the college admission case. The defendant admitted to paying $50,000 to manipulate his daughter\u2019s SAT exam, another $50,000 for bribes, and paying a hefty $200,000 to get his daughter into the University of Southern California as a fake varsity prospect in water polo sport.<\/span><\/p>\n

The accused was sentenced to a five-month prison sentence, a $100,000 fine, and 500 hours of community service. Details of the defendant\u2019s sentence were released from the US Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Massachusetts.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Components of Newson\u2019s signed bills<\/span><\/strong>
\nIncluded in the signed legislation of Gov. Newson<\/a> are stricter penalties involving college admission fraud cases, bribery and any other fraudulent acts within college grounds.<\/strong>
\nA section of the bills signed also imposes an increase in financial aid meant for students. Inclusion of $42.6 million to the state budget was proposed by Newson to support the second year of free tuition for around 33,000 students this 2019-2020, and another $41.8 million in Cal Grant scholarships to accommodate more grantees.<\/span>
\nHere is a shortlist of the bills signed by the Governor:<\/span><\/p>\n