Ep 56: She was an American television sweetheart, adored for years as Aunt Becky on the television sitcom Full House. In real life, this actress would start a family of her own, having two daughters so close in age they could almost be twins. But when it came time for them to apply for colleges it would become double trouble as Mom would take extraordinary lengths to make sure they got into the school of their dreams.

Sources for Today's Episode:

CNN; NBC News; Documentary “Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admission Scandals”; Uproxx; Axios

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Keywords: Full House, Aunt Becky, College Admissions Scandal, Mossimo Giannulli, Isabella Rose, Olivia Jade, Fraud / Robbery, USC 

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