>Without standardized tests, admissions officers are flying blind, especially as grade inflation has made transcripts a weaker indicator of readiness, and artificial intelligence has made admissions essays a weaker signal of students’ work. 

How does the mostly-blind-admissions align with Scotts college philosophy?

Put your tinfoil hats and follow me on a quick trip.

1. Anthropic switched to per-token billing to start offsetting the costs.

2. Enterprise expenses exploded.

3. Fable was roughly 2x more expensive than Opus 4.8.

4. Orgs started reevaluating the LLM usage citing outrageous spend.

5. Fable would hike the enterprise spending significantly.

6. Anthropic could not announce they are removing their top model because it is cost prohibitive (effectively signaling, they hit a wall with LLM scaling).

7. Anthropic could not keep Fable and record decaying enterprise growth before the IPO.

8. Anthropic needed an external factor as an excuse.

9. Anthropic needed a friend who is a buddy of Donald.

10. Amazon is an investor in Anthropic (and Anthropic is a big part of their AI strategy).

11. Amazon called Donald and told him to ban Fable model or risk the AI bubble popping.

12. Donald is Donald.

13. Fable is gone.

14. Bubble not popped.

15. <fast forward to the future>

16. Profit from the IPO.

1. Novus Health Services (Medicare Fraud)

• The Case: A Frisco-based hospice company orchestrated a $40 million Medicare fraud scheme, actively directing nurses to overmedicate patients to maximize billing profits.
• The Outcome: The CEO Bradley Harris and a dozen medical executives were sentenced to a combined 84 years in federal prison.

2. Timothy Barton / JMJ Development (Real Estate Fraud)

• The Case: A prominent local developer allegedly ran a $26 million investment scam, promising foreign investors he would buy North Texas land but using the cash for personal luxury instead.
• The Status: Legal proceedings are ongoing; his criminal trial is set for 2026.

3. Forest Park Medical Center (Kickback Scheme)

• The Case: The luxury hospital chain paid $40 million in illegal bribes and kickbacks to doctors in exchange for referring wealthy patients with high-paying private insurance.
• The Outcome: The hospital filed for bankruptcy. A federal probe resulted in 21 convictions—including top executives and surgeons—totaling 74 years in prison alongside massive asset forfeitures.

4. Dr. Richard Toussaint (Anesthesiology Billing Fraud)

• The Case: A Forest Park Medical Center co-founder fraudulently billed insurance providers $10 million for anesthesia services he never performed.
• The Outcome: Trial evidence proved he billed for surgeries while flying on his private jet or undergoing surgery himself. He was sentenced to 41 months in prison and lost his medical license.

5. Stanley Thaw (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Fraud)

• The Case: A Frisco businessman systematically overbilled Medicare by repeatedly charging for physician supervisions that never happened.
• The Outcome: Thaw ignored warnings, pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud, and was sentenced to five years in prison with a $1.5 million restitution penalty.

6. Texas State Board Actions (CPA and Financial Fraud)

• The Case: State regulators aggressively target local white-collar misconduct, investigating accountants and brokers for embezzling funds or falsifying renewals.
• The Outcome: While rarely yielding massive prison terms, recent actions have resulted in a steady stream of career-ending license revocations.

7. "Blessings in No Time" (COVID Pyramid Scheme)

• The Case: Two Frisco residents LaShonda and Marlon Moore ran a $30 million word-of-mouth pyramid scheme during the pandemic, promising vulnerable investors an 800% return via social media livestreams.
• The Outcome: In June 2026, the couple was sentenced to 40 years each in federal prison and ordered to pay $4.3 million in restitution.

8. The "Fortune Teller" Scam (Psychic Fraud)

• The Case: A Frisco couple Bridgette Doreen Evans and Vinnie John Uwanawich posing as psychics defrauded emotionally vulnerable victims out of $2.5 million by claiming their bank accounts were "cursed" and needed to be "cleansed."
• The Status: Arrested in 2024, the couple faces federal wire and mail fraud charges carrying up to 20 years per count.

9. Preferred Marketing Group (Bank Fraud)

• The Case: A Frisco credit repair company owned by Eddie Contreraz ran a six-year, $29 million fraud ring by creating fake W-2s and pay stubs to sneak unqualified clients past bank loan requirements.
• The Outcome: The owner and several local co-conspirators pleaded guilty, received federal prison sentences, and were ordered to pay millions back to defrauded banks.

10. Thurman Bryant III (Ponzi Scheme)

• The Case: A Frisco resident ran a $22 million Ponzi scheme targeting close friends and family with promises of guaranteed 30% annual returns.
• The Outcome: The funds were actually spent on high-risk trading, a Ferrari, a Rolls-Royce, and luxury home leases. Bryant was convicted and faced up to 20 years in prison.