The full inside story of the college admissions scandal, the blatant scheme between wealthy parents and elite schools that shocked the nation, by the reporters who broke the news and exposed the rotten system.
One morning of March 2019, America's rich and powerful woke to five hundred FBI agents pounding at their doors. Among them were actress Felicity Huffman, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli and his wife Lori Loughlin, executives, moguls, and coaches who all knew one man: Rick Singer. Sought after by wealthy parents as a college whisperer, Singer helped children nationwide gain the education of their (parents') dreams by any means-resulting in criminal charges for fifty collaborators and conspirators.
In Unacceptable, veteran Wall Street Journal reporters Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz trace the rise and ruin of the largest scam of its kind ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice. With unparalleled access to Singer's clients and...