Mother of Chinese Stanford University student says her expelled daughter is a VICTIM in the college cheating scandal because she thought her $6.5 MILLION payment was just a donation to help with scholarships and salaries - and not a bribe
Daily Mail
May 3, 2019
Yusi 'Molly' Zhao, whose family lives in Beijing, was admitted to Stanford in 2017 and moved to California to attend the elite university.
The $6.5 million figure was paid to William Rick Singer's foundation the month after she was admitted. Mrs Zhao now believes her daughter - who was expelled from the school last month - is a victim in the college bribery scam. In a bizarre twist, however, the young woman gained admission on her own.
A lawyer for Molly's mother issued a statement on Thursday saying Singer had told her the payment would go towards scholarships, salaries and programs for students who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford it. She believed the payment was similar to routine donations made by other wealthy parents, the lawyer said.
Her father, Tao Zhao is the co-founder of multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical company Shandong Buchang.
No one in the Zhao family has been charged in the college bribery scam.
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Without a direct quid pro quo the difference between a donation and a bribe becomes very fuzzy.
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