外媒：花4300萬把孩子送進斯坦福大學的中國家庭是這家
山東步長製藥股份有限公司的董事長兼聯合創始人趙濤一家。
據《洛杉磯時報》報道，美國大學招生欺詐案中最大的一筆賄款650萬美元來自於哪個家庭終於揭開了謎底。
The family of a Chinese student admitted to Stanford paid $6.5 million to the man at the heart of the college admissions scandal, whom they met through a Morgan Stanley financial advisor, sources familiar with the case told The Times.
據知情人士透露，斯坦福大學一名中國學生的家人早先通過摩根士丹利的一個財務顧問認識了此次招生醜聞中的核心人物，並向其支付了650萬美元（約合人民幣4377萬元）。
Yusi Zhao, who also goes by Molly, was admitted to Stanford in the spring of 2017, and her family, who live in Beijing, paid Newport Beach college consultant William 「Rick」 Singer the seven-figure sum for the work he did to get their daughter into the highly selective school, according to sources familiar with the case.
據熟悉案情的人透露，趙雨思(音譯)英文名為Molly，來自北京。她的家人此前向新港海灘學院的升學顧問威廉·里克·辛格支付了高達七位數的報酬，以保證他們的女兒能順利進入斯坦福。2017年春季學期，趙雨思被斯坦福大學錄取。
Family in China paid $6.5 million to college admissions fixer for a spot at Stanford, sources say (via latimes)
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《斯坦福日報》直接披露了趙雨思的身份，指出她的父親趙濤是總部位於山東菏澤的步長製藥股份有限公司的董事長兼聯合創始人，公司價值數十億美元。
Yusi was expelled after the University discovered that her application contained falsified sailing credentials linked to a $500,000 payment to the University』s sailing program. She moved out of her on-campus residence on March 30, according to sources familiar with the matter — three days before the University announced the expulsion in a press release on April 2.
校方發現趙雨思的申請中有偽造的帆船證書，與支付給大學帆船項目的50萬美元脫不開干係。學校於4月2日召開新聞發布會宣布開除她學籍的消息。而據知情人士透露，趙雨思在新聞發布會三天前(3月30日)就搬離了學校。
Expelled student』s family paid $6.5 million in scandal to secure her admission to Stanford (via stanforddaily)
與其他招生醜聞的套路基本一致，成績不夠體育來湊。
To ensure Zhao was admitted to Stanford, Singer targeted the school』s sailing program, putting her forth as a competitive sailor despite there being no indication she competed in the sport, sources familiar with the case said.
為了確保趙雨思被斯坦福錄取，升學顧問辛格將目標對準了學校的帆船運動。儘管沒有任何跡象表明此前趙雨思曾參與過帆船運動，但申請書里的她已然是一個非常有競爭力的帆船運動員了。
It was not immediately known with whom Singer worked inside the university. Stanford』s former sailing coach, John Vandemoer, has pleaded guilty to racketeering and admitted to working with Singer.
起初並不清楚學校內部是誰在與辛格勾結。但很快，斯坦福大學前帆船教練約翰·范德莫耶承認犯有敲詐勒索罪，並承認曾與辛格合作。
Family in China paid $6.5 million to college admissions fixer for a spot at Stanford, sources say (via latimes)
不過她曾在直播平台以「美國高考狀元」的抬頭進行過直播：
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自從美國招生醜聞3月份曝光以來，這筆650萬美元的賄賂款格外引入注目。已有33名家長被指控在招生過程中存在欺詐賄賂行為，但沒有一個人支付的數額接近這個天文數字。
For parents who wanted an expert test taker to take or correct their children』s college entrance exams, Singer admitted to typically charging $15,000 to $50,000, while those who wanted to access Singer』s 「side door」 — his term for using bribes to secure admission slots reserved for recruited athletes — typically paid about $250,000, according to court records and Singer』s admission.
根據庭審記錄和辛格的筆錄，對於想要找代考或作弊的家長，辛格通常收取1.5萬至5萬美元的費用，而那些想通過辛格的「側門」（辛格的專業術語，指利用賄賂獲取為運動員保留的招生名額)錄取的，通常要支付25萬美元左右。
The only others known to have paid Singer more than a million dollars are the parents of Sherry Guo, who paid $1.2 million for help getting their daughter into Yale, Guo』s attorney has said. They have denied any wrongdoing through their attorney, and have not been charged.
目前已知另一個付了辛格一百多萬美元的人是Sherry Guo的父母，他們花了120萬美元幫助女兒進入耶魯大學。但他們通過律師否認自己有任何不當行為，也沒有受到指控。
Family in China paid $6.5 million to college admissions fixer for a spot at Stanford, sources say (via latimes)
據《斯坦福日報》報道，Sherry是以足球特長生的身份進入耶魯大學的，已於今年三月被開除。律師表示，郭家人都以為這120萬美元是合法捐贈，他認為辛格是在利用中國家庭對美國大學錄取過程缺乏了解這一短板。
辛格 圖 via AP
「The amount alone shows that he was preying on the Chinese community,」 Guo』s attorney told The New York Times, speaking to the Guo family』s payment.
Sherry Guo的律師在接受《紐約時報》採訪時表示：「單是這筆錢就表明，辛格是在掠奪華人社區的利益。」
Expelled student』s family paid $6.5 million in scandal to secure her admission to Stanford (via stanforddaily)
目前，趙雨思及其家人並未被指控捲入這起醜聞，對於他們是否事先知道辛格的招生計劃是非法的尚無定論，也不知道趙雨思本人是否清楚家人與辛格之家的交易。但她在斯坦福官網上的學生信息已被刪除。
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文：A君
資料：latimes，stanforddaily，綜合知識分子（ID: The-Intellectual）
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