Thursday, September 2, 2010

Diploma mill degree information

The names of nearly 10,000 people surfaced in a federal investigation of a Spokane diploma mill that was selling phony and counterfeit high school and college degrees. While not everyone on the list prepared by the U.S. Department of Justice purchased a diploma or certificate, the department found information about the people listed below in various records kept by those running the diploma mill.

The list, which the U.S. Department of Justice refused to release to the public but provided to state officials around the country, was obtained by The Spokesman-Review and published July 28, 2008.

After the list was circulated, sources familiar with the investigation indicated that some individuals didn't necessarily buy degrees, but their names surfaced for various reasons during Operation Gold Seal. Those names, indicated with a single asterisk (*), should not be considered confirmed degree buyers, sources said.

Names with a double asterisk (**) are individuals who provided information that they did not buy a degree based on documents from the Justice Department obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The documents, which indicated they only contacted the diploma mill seeking information, have been provided to The Spokesman-Review.

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