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It happened pre-pandemic and the famous people involved got off with the gentlest of wrist-slaps, so you’d be forgiven for pushing the name “Operation Varsity Blues” out of your head to make room for more important things, but that was the codename law enforcement gave to what later became known as the “college admissions scandal.” That was when dozens of rich people—including Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman—were charged with taking part in an elaborate (but also not-so-elaborate) scheme to cheat on college entrance exams (because if there’s one thing the children of rich people need in America it’s a leg up on everyone else).