Millennial ‘Expert’ and Startup CEO Charged in College Exam Scandal

  • U.S. prosecutors allege widespread college-admissions scheme
  • TV personality and consultant Jane Buckingham among accused
Rajan Says College Admissions Scandal Is a `Blow to the System'
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Among the American elites charged in a sweeping college-admissions scheme was a lifestyle guru and marketing consultant frequently quoted in television and newspaper interviews as a self-proclaimed millennial expert.

Jane Buckingham, chief executive officer of a Los Angeles-based marketing company specializing in research on youth culture, agreed to spend $50,000 to get her child a high score on a standardized test in hopes of getting him into the University of Southern California, according to a Justice Department affidavit.