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Ivy League Fraud Fakes Harvard Cred…Again

Ivy League Fraud Fakes Harvard Cred…Again
11/10/2011
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Suada Kolovic

If you don’t remember the name Adam Wheeler, here’s a refresher: He was the Delaware student convicted of fraud for faking his way into Harvard with forged transcripts and plagiarized essays. Just last year, he was sentenced to 10 years of probation for his actions. You’d think his sensational story that garnered national attention would deter him from citing the school on a job resume…but you’d be wrong: Wheeler violated his probation by doing just that.

According to the terms of his probation, Wheeler was barred from representing himself as a Harvard student or graduate. His lawyer Steven Sussman acknowledged that Wheeler had violated that provision by stating on his resume that he had attended Harvard but said he did so because of the “financial pressure” to support himself and to pay the court-ordered restitution to the university. That “mistake” could translate into jail time, as assistant district attorney John Verner said he will ask that Wheeler be ordered to serve the remainder of his sentence – 2 years and 5 months – for violating his probation. During his sentencing hearing, Wheeler apologized and said he was “ashamed and embarrassed.”

What do you think of Wheeler’s actions? Should be serve jail time or seek counseling for being a compulsive liar?

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