‘$3,000 to $25,000 for altered grades’
p2pnet news | crime:- Teachers, students and administrators at Touro College in New York penetrated the private college’s computer system so they could issue fake degrees for money, say reports.
Included with the phony documents were degrees given were those for doctors’ assistants.
Since January, at least 50 people had paid for, “better or deleted grades and for bachelor’s and master’s degrees, District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said,” says Times Wire Services.
Those indicted included the former director of admissions in Manhattan, Andrique Baron, 34; the former director of the Brooklyn campus’ computer center, Michael Cherner, 50; three students whose transcripts were allegedly altered; and three teachers at New York City public schools who allegedly bought master’s degrees but never attended Touro, says the story, going on:
“Baron and Cherner collected fees of $3,000 to $25,000 for altered grades, and faked bachelor’s or master’s degrees, by tampering with the private college’s computer system, prosecutors said.
“The two found a transcript from a legitimate Touro student on the server and used it as a template to create the forged documents, prosecutors said.”
New York City Department of Education spokeswoman Margie Feinberg, “said the three teachers charged – Florence Constant, Renee Rene and Ghislene Joseph Julmice – were still on the payroll but were not working this summer,” according to the New York Times.
“She added that they would be reassigned to positions outside the classroom until the charges were resolved, and dismissed if found guilty. She said that Ms. Constant and Ms. Rene were both tenured and could not be dismissed without a hearing.”
Touro College says it’s a, “Jewish-sponsored independent institution of higher and professional education, founded by Dr. Bernard Lander. The College was established primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage, and to serve the larger American community. Over ten thousand students are currently enrolled in the various schools and divisions of Touro.”
Also See:
Associated Press – Fake-Degree Plot Alleged at NYC College, July 16, 2007
New York Times – 10 Are Accused of Scheme to Fake College Transcripts, July 17, 2007
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July 17th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Well, at that cost, they’re really only 1) speeding up the process that normally occurs where the student pays money and the college tells the world they (the student) learned something (which rarely occurs) and 2) changing who gets the money, or rather getting additional money but into different hands.
July 17th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Remember the spam “University diplomas – NO CLASSES”?
So, here we are.