Ugh.
My family is multiracial, but we “look white” for the most part, so it’s easy to assume we are. My married name is common among whites and blacks. My kids are three races, and I personally am offended that Barack Obama is the “first black president” when in our minds, he’s the “first multiracial president” (discounting some tales of presidents with native ancestry).
My best friend’s wife is disabled, and at her job, a co-worker asked her one day why she was getting special treatment. She told him of her disability and of course he was like “what? you aren’t disabled!” because obviously a co-worker who sees her every once in a while knows more than doctors and human resources, and her family.
So OP:
1: Mind your business.
2: Hmmm, does anyone detect sour grapes? Might YOU be the one who feels they weren't accepted to an Ivy because this person, or someone like them who is nefariously "playing needy", took your spot?
There is a 4.3% poverty rate in Cupertino. I have seen kids who have a single mother who scrubs toilets, with new $200 soccer cleats. And a “$3,000 per month” apartment could be rent subsidized or part of a low-income housing plan (because gosh forbid, we couldn’t have actual low-income housing in certain towns). 8% of Cupertino residents are URM (black, Hispanic, etc.).
There are criminals in this world. There are people who maliciously represent themselves.
I just don’t think the OP is in any position to do anything about this - at best it is hearsay (have you seen his/her parent’s apartment lease? are you aware of his/her parents and grandparents? have you seen his/her parents’ paychecks?) and at worst, it is vicious lies spread to discredit someone who has achieved more than most in the OP’s circle of friends (apparently).