The son of two people charged in the college admissions scandal defended his parents while smoking marijuana in New York City.
Malcolm Abbott was interviewed outside of his family’s home on Fifth Avenue.
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“They’re blowing this whole thing out of proportion,” he said while smoking a blunt, according to the New York Post. “I believe everyone has a right to go to college, man.”
Abbott also plugged his music, saying he goes by the rapper name “Billa” and has an album called “Cheese and Crackers” which includes a track called “If I Lost My Money.”
His parents, Gregory and Marcia Abbott, were named in the FBI’s indictment this week for allegedly paying William Rick Singer, the architect of the scam, $125,000 to raise their daughter’s SAT and ACT scores which are looked by college admissions offices. Both are out on $500,000 bail.
Gregory Abbott, 68, is the founder and chairman of International Dispensing Corp., a food and beverage packaging company based in New York City.
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