A Legal Question
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begin changing everyone's grades. More than 90 students asked or paid
nominal fees to have their failing grades changed to A's. This enabled
these students to get enhanced student loans, scholarships etc. Many
out-of-state students had their files changed to in-state which entitled
them to dramatically lower school fees.
When the school found out about the scam it contacted the FBI who
conducted an investigation and indicted the three students who operated
the scam. Each has since been convicted; one received a sentence of 22
months last week; the others are awaiting sentencing.
My question is this: Why haven't the 90 students who participated in the
scam been charged? The newspapers report the "investigation is
proceeding" but it's been close to two years and as yet no other
co-conspirators have been named.
I'm convinced the federal attorneys have struck a deal with Florida
Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) to not charge the 90
students. I believe the talk that the "investigation is continuing" is
just a smoke screen to cover this deal.
I want to know how I, a private citizen with no connection to the case
whatsoever, can call out federal attorneys on this matter, how I can
make them toe the line or drop judges on everybody.
What I don't like about the case is how these attorneys charged the
three students with a stack of crimes that added-up to possible 20-30
prison sentences. Do the crime, pay the time, sure, but charging
students with 20-30 years is no different from beating a confession out
of suspect.
How do I expose the double-standard at work here? How do I make these
guys drop the charges on the three or charge everybody?
Finally, exactly what federal felonies should the 90 be charged with?
Thanks. I look forward to your responses.
PS: Ignore the avatar, it's just a gag.
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>A year or so ago three FAMU students hacked the school's computers and
> begin changing everyone's grades. More than 90 students asked or paid
> nominal fees to have their failing grades changed to A's. This enabled
> these students to get enhanced student loans, scholarships etc. Many
> out-of-state students had their files changed to in-state which entitled
> them to dramatically lower school fees.
> When the school found out about the scam it contacted the FBI who
> conducted an investigation and indicted the three students who operated
> the scam. Each has since been convicted; one received a sentence of 22
> months last week; the others are awaiting sentencing.
> My question is this: Why haven't the 90 students who participated in the
> scam been charged?
Fairly normal and reasonable and accepted.
Some of those 90 probably were "turned",
and were available to serve as witnesses against
the 3 prime suspects
(either with or without formal plea bargans).
> The newspapers report the "investigation is
> proceeding" but it's been close to two years and as yet no other
> co-conspirators have been named.
Again, fairly normal.
While a case is still active, it is less open to disclosure.
If new evidence is found, or things head a different way,
than some of these 90 may still get charged.
> I'm convinced the federal attorneys have struck a deal with Florida
> Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) to not charge the 90
> students. I believe the talk that the "investigation is continuing" is
> just a smoke screen to cover this deal.
Probably the above is not quite correct.
Most likely, FAMU is doing, or has done,
civil "corrections" on the 90.
Much easier, and fairer overall than criminal cases.
> I want to know how I, a private citizen with no connection to the case
> whatsoever,
No connection at all?
If 3 people were stealing cars and stipping them of parts,
and 90 people bought stolen (some totally knowing they were
stolen property, probably many not sure about the status) =
Do you really feel their should be an either / or
of either 93 cases or zero cases?
Your thought/wish, is not how the real world works.
> can call out federal attorneys on this matter, how I can
> make them toe the line or drop judges on everybody.
Most view, that the "federal attorneys", and the courts, have
more important things to spend time on, than these
90 questionable cases.
> What I don't like about the case is how these attorneys charged the
> three students with a stack of crimes that added-up to possible 20-30
> prison sentences. Do the crime, pay the time, sure, but charging
> students with 20-30 years is no different from beating a confession out
> of suspect.
> How do I expose the double-standard at work here? How do I make these
> guys drop the charges on the three or charge everybody?
> Finally, exactly what federal felonies should the 90 be charged with?
> Thanks. I look forward to your responses.
Good luck.