overall No. It wasn't enough to make the controversy go away, but it bought Tassone time. Tassone, still doing damage control, would write in a Roslyn newspaper column, according to NY Magazine, "If we had known then everything we know now, we would certainly have taken a different course of action.". A virtual gala features more than 40 artists from around the world performing over Skype, straight from their living rooms. BAD EDUCATION (2020) 8 p.m. on HBO; stream on HBO platforms.

Gluckin. Additionally, Anthony Annunziato was named superintendent for business, the position that Gluckin previously occupied. In said letter, the author, whose identity remains unknown to this day, detailed how Gluckin and Tassone managed to steal millions from the school district. Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and ​celebrity gossip. Bad Education is a 2019 American crime comedy-drama film directed by Cory Finley and written by Mike Makowsky.It is based on the true story of the largest public school embezzlement in American history. The mastermind behind the scheme is Frank Tassone (Jackman), the superintendent of the school district, who wins over parents and students alike with his good-natured charm. Again, something didn't add up, prompting Annunziato to confront Tassone, who essentially admitted to wrongdoing by stating, "We have to figure out how we're going to spin this.". The only thing better than a fictionalized version of a real-life scandal is one that prominently features Long Island accents, and HBO’s Bad Education ticks all … Occasional nudity - In Season 2 Episode 1 Jack Whitehall loses his clothes. He then took his findings to Tassone, who presented the Roslyn school board with a choice: Report Gluckin and face immense public scrutiny, or let her quietly resign and pay back the $250,000 they suspected she owed. ", Unfortunately, Tassone was able to preemptively deny these accusations before they were publicized, having received the letter because of a mixup in the mailing process. In Makowsky's interpretation of the events, the team of student journalists was boiled down to just one character named Rachel (Geraldine Viswanathan), who they partially based on the article's author, Rebekah Rombom. Entertainment Television, LLC A Division of NBCUniversal. The embezzlement case that inspired HBO's Emmy-nominated film, Bad Education proves that sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction. Constance Wu stars as Destiny, a newbie stripper and protégée of a veteran dancer named Ramona (Jennifer Lopez). HUSTLERS (2019) 9 p.m. on Showtime. It is a running joke that two people are having sex. According to The New York Times, McCormick had used a Roslyn School District credit card to purchase construction materials, which would be shipped to a home 50 miles outside of Roslyn. Jackman's sleek looks are not far off from how parents and educators described Tassone, while Janney perfectly pulled off the role of the friend scorned. Three months after the letter's publication, Miller, along with the school district's lawyers and more, were fired for allowing an embezzlement scheme of this magnitude to take place under their watch. McCormick was joined in jail by his mother, as well as his cousin, Debra Rigano, who both faced charges of grand larceny. In another episode it is implied that two people are engaging in a sexual act with someone underneath a desk with a man sitting in a chair. All rights reserved. Miller later called BS on Tassone's claims, citing the years of evidence he unearthed proving Tassone used the school district credit card to pay for trips to Las Vegas, London and more locations across the globe. © 2020 E! In the end, Tassone, Gluckin, McCormick, Signorelli, Miller and others pleaded guilty to the charges of theft. His butt is shown and he covers his crotch with his hands.

Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney star in this dark comedy-drama, a cross between “Election” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” The movie, directed by Cory Finley (“Thoroughbreds”), reimagines a multi-million-dollar embezzlement scandal that rocked a high school on Long Island in 2004. And, in a show of good faith, Tassone asked Miller to return and look over the books to account for all of the money, this time with the evidence from the letter to guide him. The Met’s general manager, Peter Gelb, and music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, will host from their homes in New York and Montreal.

Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery play Andy and Laurie Barber, whose teenage son, Jacob (Jaeden Martell), is accused of killing a classmate. Much of their tips come from Wall Street clients. Now, all of this was more or less accurately depicted in former Roslyn school attendee Mike Makowsky's script, which was brought to life by director Cory Finley for HBO. comedic style. And just like that the sum of money stolen was increased, with Miller estimating that it wasn't just $250,000 Gluckin had stolen, but rather $1 million. The scheme grows darker and tests just how far Ramona and Destiny will go to sustain their expensive lifestyles and get back at disgraced Wall Street types.

This week, the Metropolitan Opera’s performances take on a new format. As several board members would later tell … However, Mike changed a few key aspects of the story, because, let's face it, this is too much to pack into an hour and a half long movie. His butt is shown and he covers his crotch with his hands. But over the … One such tactic was handing out 74 unauthorized school credit cards, the NYT reported, because if everyone's in on it then who will tell? No.

It was Annunziato who discovered that Tassone paid a fake company named WordPower $800,000 for services rendered. DEFENDING JACOB Stream on AppleTV Plus. We hear it and (one time) see it. Real-life scandals are dramatized in HBO’s “Bad Education” and the Jennifer Lopez crime drama “Hustlers.”, BAD EDUCATION (2020) 8 p.m. on HBO; stream on HBO platforms. The two years it took for prosecutors to press charges wasn't the investigators' fault though. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Bad Education’ and ‘Hustlers’, Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney in “Bad Education.”, Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery in “Defending Jacob.”. When they reconvene a few years later, Ramona hatches a plan to seduce men, bring them back to the strip club and run up their credit cards. In an interview with The Island Now, Rombom said of the differences between her and the Bad Education star, "Rachel does a little more investigative reporting than I did.". A teenaged boy dresses in drag. The parents are horrified at the thought and ready to stand by their son. “Bad Education” gives him the chance to play someone who may be doing some truly bad things, and you can tell he’s really sinking his claws into the role this time. in series Title Directed by Written by Original air date; 1: 1 "Parents' Evening" Ben Gosling Fuller: Jack Whitehall: 14 August 2012 (): It is parents' evening at Abbey Grove School and Alfie Wickers is under pressure from Deputy Headmistress Miss Pickwell to mark his mock exam papers, otherwise she will fail his whole class. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows! At first, Tassone's motivations for pardoning Gluckin seemed to be that he wished to prevent a PR crisis—after all, Roslyn was applauded for its above average student performance and graduation rates—but two years later in February 2002 an anonymous letter sent to local politicians and newspapers would reveal that his true motivation was self-preservation.

His role is “a plum part” and “a chance for the actor to channel his charisma toward dark, mischievous ends.”. He was asked to resign from the position that once brought him, and the school district itself, praise.