Villain of the Day

Like a lot of people I am following the scandal in which the rich and famous allegedly engaged in schemes to get their Precious Little Angels into the right colleges.  I noted the guy who did all the work, Rick Singer, is a fellow Trinity University Alumnus.  He played baseball and basketball and wound up being a coach who got fired a few times before getting into the college admission business.

That is where he pushed the envelope and did extreme stuff to assuage anxious (and wealthy) parents that his efforts could get their Precious Little Angel into the right, high profile, college.

It reminded me of another Trinity Alumnus who got in deep legal trouble.  His name was Paul Rush.

I met him when I was a freshman and he recently graduated and worked for what was then known as Cullen/Frost - a large bank in San Antonio.  As he worked his way up the ranks, he also embezzled about $500,000.  He went to prison for 27 months for that.

You would have thought he learned his lesson, right?

Wrong.

It seems that he also stole money from a trust where he was the trustee as his business was failing.  He got 10 years for that.

When he was released, he got a job with a consulting firm and shortly afterward developed Stage 4 esophageal cancer.  He passed away in 2015,

A sad ending.

Why didn't he RTFM and figure out a legit way to be a power broker.

Next question - Will Olivia Jade Giannulli hire a crisis management firm in light of  her brand being damaged by all this?  Will she get kicked out of USC?

Time will tell.

But here's another thing.  If my life took a different path, I would be dealing with a kid pursuing their post high school life.  I wonder how they would feel if I said something like, "It's OK if you don't go to Trinity (undergraduate alma mater) or Boston University (graduate alma mater.)  Now, tell me which Claremont College you picked out."

Kid would probably rebel and declare that their first choice is Humboldt State or something like that.

Yes, I would be supportive so that I would have a happy kid.

On to the next round.