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The Fifth Column

#456 - Hoops, Sneks, and Very Bad Doctors (w/ Aaron Sibarium)

May 24, 2024
Writer Aaron Sibarium discusses the UCLA Medical School controversy. Topics include serious race controversies, Supreme Court snek references, defending Marilyn Mosby, Israel-ICC relations, disparities in women's sports, and racial considerations in medical school admissions.
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  • Public figure's defense against fraud accusations scrutinized for delegitimizing the case.
  • Media industry's focus on AI replacing jobs overshadows underlying financial troubles.

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Maryland Mosby's Case and the Sentencing

Maryland Mosby, the former chief lawyer in Baltimore, has been sentenced to a year of home confinement for perjury related to mortgage documents. The case highlighted Mosby's defense that the money in question was from her own account, disputing the fraud allegation. The federal prosecutors' argument for prison time was critiqued for lacking victims and focusing on a defense considered delegitimizing the case.

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