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Michigan Court Awards $22 Million Dollar Diploma Mill Lawsuit

Michigan Court Awards $22 Million Dollar Diploma Mill Lawsuit

diplomafraud October 30, 2012 0

A federal Judge for the Eastern District Court of Michigan recently awarded plaintiffs in a civil class action lawsuit $22,783,500.00. The plaintiffs in the case were 33,500 U.S. residents who were deceived into

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How to Avoid Diploma Mills

How to Avoid Diploma Mills

diplomafraud October 30, 2012 0

A diploma mill is a school that sells a useless degree. One of the reasons online schools have received negative press is due to these diploma mills. Some of these schools are blatant

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‘5 Fake Qualifications Detected Every Week’

‘5 Fake Qualifications Detected Every Week’

diplomafraud October 25, 2012 0

He was in his 50s and had years of experience as a general manager in a big company. He was respected by his colleagues and subordinates and even had the prefix "Dr" to his

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Why Employers Should be Concerned About Diploma Mills

Why Employers Should be Concerned About Diploma Mills

diplomafraud October 24, 2012 0

As the job market remains competitive, PreCheck has noticed an upswing in our detection and reporting of diploma mills as we conduct education verifications for our clients. There is no indication this trend will

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CDA to verify degrees of its employees

CDA to verify degrees of its employees

diplomafraud October 23, 2012 0

The top management of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to verify educational degrees and certificates of all the employees and officers of the authority. The CDA sources told ‘The News’ that the

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Fake degree case: Arrest warrant for sports minister withdrawn

Fake degree case: Arrest warrant for sports minister withdrawn

diplomafraud October 22, 2012 0

A local court withdrew an arrest warrant issued against Provincial Minister for Sports Syed Aqil Shah. Shah is a member of the Awami National Party (ANP). He had failed to appear in court on Wednesday

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Washington state Senate candidate exaggerates education credentials

Washington state Senate candidate exaggerates education credentials

diplomafraud October 18, 2012 0

A candidate for a crucial Washington state Senate seat has been exaggerating his education credentials, suggesting on his website that he has university degrees even though he doesn't have any. Republican hopeful Brad Toft described

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Fake degree: PBCT orders to register case against Muhammad Sohail

Fake degree: PBCT orders to register case against Muhammad Sohail

diplomafraud October 17, 2012 0

Punjab Bar Council Tribunal has ordered registration of a case against Muhammad Sohail son of Muhammad Ashraf of Faisalabad for obtaining a license of legal practice on a bogus law degree and also cancelled

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