But details about the family that paid the huge sum remained a mystery until this week. A statement was released Thursday, May 2, 2019 by a Hong Kong lawyer who says he represents the mother. The statement says the consultant, Rick Singer, asked the mother to make a donation through his foundation to Stanford University after her daughter was admitted to the school. The attorney identified the mother only as Mrs. Zhao and would not provide her full name. The school said Thursday that it couldn’t confirm whether the student whose family paid $6.5 million is the same student who was expelled.

Source: thestar May 03, 2019 01:15 UTC