Tag Archives : diploma mill
Prisoner accused of starting a fake university
"Mail Online", United Kingdom on 12th January 2012: A conman is accused of starting a fake university and churning out fake diplomas – while in prison. Kenneth Shong, 45, who is currently serving time in a Wisconsin prison appeared in court on Tuesday to face a fraud charge, years after the complex scheme was uncovered. He is alleged to have worked with associates outside the prison walls [...]
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20 nabbed in Miami-Dade fake credential racket
"miamiherald.com", USA on 07th December 2011: From a simple gated apartment in Little Havana, Maria Del Consuelo Fernandez advertised an elaborate school for health workers across the county to get trained in the intricacies of CPR (Cardiopulmanary resuscitation), infection control and even consoling the mentally ill. People would arrive in scrubs to get certificates to land jobs at assisted [...]
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IT chief resigns over questions about his fake degree
"theregister.co.uk", United Kingdom on 10th November 2011 : The new head of Kansas' state IT department has resigned after he was found to have put a degree from a fake university on his CV. Jim Mann, 58, former CIO of Lawson Products Inc and The Havi Group claimed he had a degree in Business Administration from the University of Devonshire on his CV but this was revealed to be a buy-off-the-internet [...]
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Entrepreneur to file law suit to have his degree reinstated
"ceskapozice.cz", Czech Republic on 09th September 2011 : Among the first people to be stripped of a law degree from the faculty of the University of West Bohemia (ZCU) in Plzen – labelled a “diploma mill” in the media for having awarded fast-track degrees under suspicious circumstances – has filed a law suit to have his degree reinstated……Following the revelation [...]
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High School principal holds a PhD from unaccredited college
"greensboro.rhinotimes.com", USA on 08th September 2011 : Smith High School Principal Noah Rogers – at $138,000 the highest-paid Guilford County Schools principal and the 14th highest-paid of 10,000 Guilford County Schools employees – claims and advertises a doctorate from a college that has been described as a substandard, unaccredited college or a "diploma mill" by officials [...]
Filed in: Fake Documents
Fake degree holder hired for cyber security team
“wnd.com”, USA on 21st July 2011 : The Department of Homeland Security apparently has blocked employee access to a WND report of a scandal in the agency’s new Cyber Security Command. The report described how the administration in May quietly hired Laura Callahan for a sensitive post at the U.S. Cyber Command, a newly created agency set up to harden military networks as part of an [...]
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School principal's credential claims in trouble
“theledger.com”, USA on 20th July 2011 : The private school principal accused of inappropriately touching young girls has decades of education experience, but some colleges and a state commission said Wednesday their records don’t match the credentials he has claimed. Robert Adams is principal of Creative Frontiers School, which was closed by police and state regulators Monday amid [...]
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Czech Republic – Irregularities found in administrative decisions taken by University
“ceskapozice.cz”, Czech Republic on 30th June 2011 : The law faculty of the University of West Bohemia (ZCU) in Plzen has made headlines in recent years for all the wrong reasons – accused of acting like a diploma mill for Czech politicians and entrepreneurs looking to advance their careers (or massage their egos) by obtaining academic titles without actually attending classes or doing any original [...]
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Impersonating doctor in undercover reporter's net
“cbsatlanta.com”, USA on 09th June 2011 : A CBS Atlanta hidden camera investigation exposed a registered sex offender posing as a psychologist. It is the second time CBS Atlanta found John Bacon, 41, of DeKalb County working without a required professional license…….Bacon is listed on the Georgia Bureau of Investigation website as a registered sex offender. He was pleaded guilty [...]
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Former psychologist pleads guilty to fake documents charge
“saratogian.com”, USA on 01st June 2011 : A man who worked for four years as a psychologist for the Saratoga County judicial system under allegedly false credentials pleaded guilty Friday, May 27 to first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, a felony in Saratoga County Court. Steven B. Feldman was under contract with Saratoga County Court from 2006 to 2010 to perform as a psychologist [...]
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